- Taft Elementary kindergartners Annaliyah Hogan, left, and Kaysen Briggs, right, sang along to Katy Perry’s ‘Roar’ during a technology break Wednesday afternoon in the campus gym. (Cassandra Jenkins/The News)
PHOTOS — Taft Elementary makes most out of technology disruption
Published 12:17 am Thursday, November 14, 2019
Staff and students at Taft Elementary in Port Neches took advantage of Tuesday’s cyber attack, which downed all communications and technology across the district, by taking a break to sing, dance, tell jokes and interact with other classes in the gym Wednesday afternoon.
WA2 — Taft Elementary kindergartner Paizlie Root sang along to Katy Perry’s ‘Roar’ along with principal Staci Gary during a technology break Wednesday afternoon in the gym. (Cassandra Jenkins/The News)
Second grader Tatum Carpenter sang along to the schools theme song. (Cassandra Jenkins/The News)
Marilyn, a kindergartener from Taft Elementary in Port Neches grinned and moved along to Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” Wednesday afternoon during the school’s technology break. (Cassandra Jenkins/The News)
Joshua Ray, a kindergartener at Taft Elementary in Port Neches pretended to play his air guitar during Wednesday’s afternoon jam session. (Cassandra Jenkins/The News)
Taft Elementary principal Staci Gary takes a break to sing, dance, tell jokes and interact with her students. (Cassandra Jenkins/The News)
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