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St Aidan's Receives Response to Scarlet Letters Written by James Kennedy Scarlet Pomers, 10-year-old star of Star Trek Voyager, recently paid a visit to her pen pals, the children of Yvonne Oliver's third grade Class at St. Aidan's Elementary School in Williston Park. The class has been corresponding with Pomers since last summer, sending her personal notes and artwork along with an invitation to stop by if she was ever in the area. Pomers was so touched by the correspondences, which she collected into a portfolio, that when a recent convention tour took her to the east coast, she decided to pop by the school for a visit. When the students first found out, only days prior, that Pomers was going to appear in their classroom the emotions ran the gamut. "I was really surprised, really excited and scared," said Melissa Lanfair. Upon arrival, the student's pen pal did not disappoint. Said Elizabeth Garbitelli, "I think Scarlett is really kind and friendly and she's my favorite actress." Pomers presented the class with an autographed picture of herself, an official Star Trek plaque and a set of horns she wore - Scarlett's character Naomi is half extraterrestrial - on Voyager's season finale. Star Trek is a staple of Oliver's class used as a vehicle to teach the children everything from astronomy to social skills. "I like Star Trek Voyager because all the crew members work together to solve problems," said student Nick Mitchell. When Pomers first learned about the activities in which the class participated, like dress-up days and plays, she told her mother she wished she had a teacher like Oliver. She got her chance, for a few hours at least. During her visit, the young actress spent some time socializing with the children over a Star Trek Voyager board game, created by Oliver. The students in turn treated her as one of their own whether it was trading jokes or playing with the actress's hair. What does separate Pomers from her pen pals is her career -she has been acting since 3 years old. This experience has taught her a lesson she shared with the students of St. Aidan's School, "If you have anything you really want to do in life, do it." |