The Scotchtown Avenue Elementary School hosted its 17th Annual Kindergarten Festival on May 9. The families of kindergarten students filled the bleachers in the SAS gym to watch the festivities.

The Kindergarten Festival combines physical education with music education. Physical Education Teachers John Russo, John Mardyniak and Cheryl Gage worked with Music Teachers Martha Diaz and Elizabeth Olivo to create the different activities that the students performed.

Students performed choreographed dances, sang and played musical instruments, performed different physical activities and worked with parachutes during the Festival. The entire Festival was set to music, including songs such as Blueberry Hill by Fats Domino, Great Balls of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis and Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and the Comets.

But by far, the highlight of the event was to watch Goshen's youngest students smiling and laughing -- their giggles were contagious.