May is the fifth month

of the year. There are

several theories

about how May got

it's name. The most widely accepted

explanation is that 

it was named for

maia, the Roman

goddness of spring

 and growth. The 

Roman poet Ovid,

however, provides

a second etymology

in which he says that

the month of may is

named for the

maiores,Latin for

"elders" or

 "ancestors," who

were celebrated

during this month.

 

Did You Know?

The term mayday is

often used as a 

distress signal for

sinking ships and

crashing lanes.

But what does

May Day, the

celebration on the

first day of the

month,have to do

with distress call?

Actually, the distress

term is a 

mispronunciation of

the French phrase

m'aider, which

simply means

"Come help me!"

 

 

 

 

"When April steps aside for May,

Like Diamonds all the rain-drops glisten:

  Fresh Violets open every day:

To some new bird each hour we listen."

 

~Lucy Larcom

Betty Selhorst     5-3

 

Julie Scearce       5-3

 

Teresa Sebastian  5-6

 

 

Dr. Louis Gaker  5-12

 

Grace Taylor      5-19