MARCH 2017

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1. Cassidy Najor,
Grace Saroki,
Madelin Suroweic,
Grace Shina inside
the Ancient Mesopotamia
Gallery
(left to right)
2. 8th Graders,
parents with teachers
Courtney Nixon
and Kimberly Kerwin
pose at the entrance
of the museum
3. Ashtyn Loussia
and his grandmother
looking at a
depiction of Telkaif
4. Sr. Nada explains
a photo of Alquosh
to students Kristen
Suero and Chloe
Kilano
5. Mary Romaya
takes students on
a tour
6. Anthony Hakim
and Angelo Yono
read about an
exhibit
7. Kaya Sanan talks
to students on
the tour with Mary
Romaya
8. Delilah Coe and
Avery Swickard read
about the history of
Chaldeans
9. Sr. Neda next
to an exhibit that
depicts everyday life
in Telkaif during that
time period
10. Yousif Yatooma,
Ms. Courtney Nixon,
Merell Jwaida, Anthony
Hakim, Katie
Kim, Mrs. Kimberly
Kerwin, Danny Scott
and Angelo Yono
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inside the museum
PHOTOS BY VANESSA DENHA GARMO
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St. Fabian Catholic School 8th graders with a few of their parents and teachers
Courtney Nixon and Kimberly Kerwin were the first group of students to visit the
Chaldean Cultural Center set to open to the public soon. They were the test tour
group who walked through the museum and were given a tour by Executive Director
Mary Romaya. Also, Kaya Sanan from Sanan Media gave a brief presentation and
talked to the students about their interest in the museum and their feedback about the
exhibits. The Chaldean Cultural Center is located inside Shenandoah Country Club
in West Bloomfield Michigan. The cultural center was featured on the cover the
2016 December issue of the Chaldean News.
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