The works on the theme of rain, created by the students of the scientific and linguistic high school ‘Ettore Majorana’ in Guidonia Montecelio, have been awarded.
The award-winning students were: Natalie Fiumara, 1st place, for the sculpture “Rain on the tide“Giulia Frittella 2nd place ex-aequo with Gabriele Proietti, respectively for the stories “Rain and tears”and“Dream of a young high school student”3rd place, Carmen Palumbo, for the short film “The rain“Special mentions were awarded to Pierluigi Vacante for the short film “I immerse myself in the grey clouds”, by Lorenzo Zini for the short film “The rain on the world”And to Valeria Ferrone for the story “The rain of lovers”.
At the award ceremony, held in the auditorium named after the deceased officer and presided over by the school principal Prof. Eusebio Ciccotti, in addition to the Giontella family, the sections of the Association of the Air Force (AAA) of Guidonia Montecelio and Monterotondo, the commander of the Selection Center of the Air Force Colonel Giuseppe Leonelli and other officers represented the Air Force Command and the Guidonia School of Air Cooperation. The event was also attended by Colonel Giancarlo Bonelli, a well-known meteorologist on RAI and former officer of the Air Force.
The ceremony was experienced by all the participants in an atmosphere of strong emotion and participation, in memory of Roberto, who was a brilliant student of this Institute.
Major Roberto Giontella was born in Rome in 1961. After completing his scientific studies, he joined the Italian Air Force at a very young age and became a meteorologist officer. He served at the 51st Stormo di Istrana (TV) and at the 5th Stormo di Cervia (Ravenna), where, with the assignment of Chief of the Meteorological Section, he obtained from NATO the commemorative medal for his services in international operations. Subsequently transferred to the National Center for Aeronautical Meteorology (CNMCA) in Pratica di Mare (Rome), he was appointed to disseminate meteorological information nationwide on the RAI and radio networks from 1995 to 1999, when he passed away at the age of 38.
