Smith Street Elementary School celebrates Valentine's Day with dance and crafts

Posted Friday, February 20, 2026 12:00 pm

Ebony Guerrier, Melanie Reyes and Xavier Davis participated in a Valentines Day event for the third grade class at Smith Street Elementary School where they controlled the music and helped students with crafts.

Stacy Driks/Herald photos

Various Valentine’s Day decorations were spread around the room.

Stacy Driks/Herald photos

Amira Webley-Greaves participates in dance contest. Her song choice was “Teach Me How to Dougie” a popularized song in 2010 by Cali Swag.

Stacy Driks/Herald photos

Demi Costa, one of the first students to participate in the dance contest.

Stacy Driks/Herald photos

By Stacy Driks

Smith Street Elementary School marked Valentine’s Day with an afternoon of music, crafts and a dance contest organized by third-grade paraprofessional Ebony Guerrier, with help from Melanie Reyes and Xavier Davis.

On Feb. 13, students created Valentine-themed crafts, showed off their dance moves in a friendly competition and stopped by a photo-op station to take Valentine’s Day pictures with friends, adding to the celebration’s fun atmosphere.

Report an inappropriate comment

HELP SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM

The worldwide pandemic has threatened many of the businesses you rely on every day, but don’t let it take away your source for local news. Now more than ever, we need your help to ensure nothing but the best in hyperlocal community journalism comes straight to you. Consider supporting the Herald with a small donation. It can be a one-time, or a monthly contribution, to help ensure we’re here through this crisis. To donate or for more information, click here.