On Friday, March 17 students and staff across the Middletown Township Public School District were trading in their school colors for shades of green and clovers to recognize St. Patrick’s Day, a celebration of Irish heritage and culture.

The annual Irish feast day offers an opportunity for students to participate in themed lessons. These lessons can help students develop a deeper understandings of Irish literature published by the likes of James Joyce, Mary Lavin, and William Butler Yeats, as well as the themes at the heart of traditional Irish folk-music, and historical perspectives of Irish citizens.

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