The Wedding of Q & U is celebrated at

Longfellow Elementary School

On January 11, 2008, the long awaited ceremony of the letters Q & U took place in the all-purpose room. Kindergarten classes of Mrs. Mariani and Miss Vesper formed a union between the letters Q & U. The letter nuptials are a way for the students to make the permanent association between the two letters. The main purpose of this playful wedding is to explain that “U” doesn’t need “Q”. but “Q” always needs “U”. They need each other.

The boys were dressed in quarterback attire, and the girls wore their prettiest dresses to represent the queens for the day. The Queen Bride, was a student from Mrs. Mariani’s class Nicole Montes and the Quarterback was from Miss Vesper’s class, Quincy Beaton. The ceremony began with wedding music supplied by Ms. Amanda Wade, Music teacher for Pennsauken School District. The children walked down the isle as the quarter girl threw quarters on the floor. Mr. Jim Soukoup, computer teacher for Longfellow school, officiated the ceremony. No one objected to the union and the Letters Q & U were united.

A reception was held in the all-purpose room for the Kindergarten classes. The students from both classes recited several poems relating to the union of Q & U. A beautiful wedding cake was donated by Gallo’s Bakery, of Mt. Laurel. The students danced to the music of The Tooty Ta, The Partner Dance, and The Hokey Pokey, before Q & U rode off on decorated scooters with quart bottles attached.