The 1st Annual St Rose Christmas Tree Lighting was held. It was an amazing afternoon, where the high school put on a fantastic show for the Saint Rose Grammar School. From The Live Nativity, to a visit from Santa, the new tradition was an excellent way to ring in the holiday season.

The event was kicked off by Megan Stefanacci (‘20) who gave a beautiful singing performance. After that, our students performed The Live Nativity. That was followed by a skit from the St Rose High School Theatre Company and a performance by the St Rose High School Cheerleaders. After the St Rose High school Rosettes performed their dance, and the St Rose Choir performed a beautiful melody of Christmas songs, the children of St Rose Grammar School were delighted to see Santa Claus was on his way to the gym! The Tech department along with some help from other St Rose students, were able to track Santa live, and provide updates on his arrival. Santa came by boat into Belmar, and took a fire truck to St Rose High School. In true Santa fashion, Santa emerged from the rooftop, and climbed down the ladder onto the stage. Santa distributed presents, with the help of his elves, and did the honors of lighting the Christmas tree! Smiles and holiday spirit filled the gym that afternoon, and it was a truly magical start to the Christmas season. Lauren Hickey (‘19) was an elf in the show and helped Santa deliver the presents to the children. She said that her favorite part of the show was “seeing the smiles on the children’s faces when Santa Claus entered the gym.”Mr. Tonero along with the faculty, the Tech department, St Rose students, and many others worked extremely hard on this event. It was a tremendous success and Saint Rose High School looks forward to doing more events like this in the future.