Do the hustle! Tomoka Elementary holds pep rally to pump up students for FSA tests

Students prepared song and dance routines to encourage their peers to do well on the upcoming Florida Standard Assessments.

By Paige Wilson
| 2:30 p.m. April 6, 2018

Chorus students Shelby Doane, Juliana Herrin and MacKenzie Mancuso strike a pose after a test-themed routine. Photo by Paige Wilson

Madilynn Warenyk and Jasmine Miller do the hustle. Photo by Paige Wilson

Vicki Fritz's fifth grade class performs during the pep rally. Photo by Paige Wilson

Chorus students Callie Brown and Cameron Davis perform a test-themed routine. Photo by Paige Wilson

Paris Green does the hustle with her peers. Photo by Paige Wilson

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"Pass the test. Do your very best. And let's hustle through this test."

This was the closing message Tomoka Elementary students Camryn Chiumento and Ayanna Eakin-Darby shared with their peers during the school's Florida Standard Assessments pep rally on Friday, April 6.

Classes gathered outside under the pavilion at the Ormond Beach school to watch chorus students perform several song and dance routines with lyrics about preparing for the upcoming FSA.

Tomoka Elementary Principal Susan Tuten said this is the second year the school held a FSA pep rally. Students worked with Coach Jamie Sheriff, Florida Future Educators of America sponsor Kamisha Payne and music teachers Catherine Rogers and Lesley Dennis for the performances.