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The Freeport School District Parent Teacher Association held its third annual"First Day Celebration" September 1st, featuring a community barbecue, a Caribbean band, and games for children. All Freeport residents as well as parents and students were invited to the event, which last year drew more than 2,000 attendees and this year was expected to top that number.
"It’s a wonderful, resident-friendly way to kick off the new school year," said Freeport School Superintendent Dr. Eric L. Eversley." This activity underscores the very close, positive relationship between the school district and the community. We’re very proud of this strong relationship."
Freeport is the only district in Nassau County that conducts such an elaborate "welcome back" celebration, with administrators, faculty, Board members, PTA leaders and local residents active in community affairs donning barbecue aprons, picking up cooking and serving utensils and helping out by serving food and providing soft drinks to attendees.
"It’s a fun activity for everyone," said Mike Singleton, the district’s Interim Executive Director for Operations, who last year manned a hamburger grill and estimates that he served "what seemed like 500 hamburgers." It made me appreciate what hard work it is for those kids behind the burger counters. Other burger flippers this year included District Science Coordinator Dr. Nicholas Tzimopoulos and Board Trustees Ron Ellerbe and Debra McQuillan.
First day of school is Tuesday, September 6. That day is called "Take Your Parent to School Day," and parents are invited to accompany their elementary school students around their classes the morning of the first day back to school. |
