Art teacher Michelle Giard watches Friday as students place handmade flowers at the base of a statue of Mary during a May Crowning celebration at Saint Dominic Academy in Lewiston. Giard placed a crown on Mary following morning mass as students sang songs and prayed. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Students gather Friday for a May Crowning celebration at Saint Dominic Academy in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Saint Dominic Academy students, from left, James Pushee, Jaxson Roy and Madelyn Hinkley, hold their rosary beads Friday during a May Crowning celebration at Saint Dominic Academy in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Some Saint Dominic Academy students hold rosary beads Friday during a May Crowning celebration at Saint Dominic Academy in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Sister Francesca Silver leads students in song and prayer Friday during a May Crowning gathering at Saint Dominic Academy in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Saint Dominic Academy students place the flowers they made at the base of a statue of Mary on Friday during a May Crowning celebration at Saint Dominic Academy in Lewiston. Each student made a flower for the special event. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Saint Dominic Academy students Hope Landry, center left, and Makena Smirles, center right, hold their rosary beads Friday during a May Crowning celebration at Saint Dominic Academy in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal