The school's Halloween Parade will be held after classes let out.
A Halloween Parade compromise between the parents and administration at Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School in Bristol Township was reached this week, a school district official told Patch. Under the compromise, the Halloween Parade, which dates back more than 40 years, will also be held. Organizers are still working on officially setting a date. The most likely scenario is after school on Halloween or the day before. The school’s new Fall Harvest Festival will be held during school hours, starting at 2 p.m. on October 31. Family of the students are invited to attending the Fall Harvest Festival. The event is set to feature “arts, science, reading and math projects designed to celebrate the season,” according to Eileen Kelliher, …
Dozens of parents are causing a stir in Bristol Township after hearing that Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School's traditional Halloween event is being drastically altered.
The planned end of the annual Halloween parade at Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School in Bristol Township has dozens of vocal parents up in arms. Questions and concerns were raised by parents with children enrolled in the school last week after it was announced the traditional Halloween costume parade would be abandoned in favor of a “Fall Harvest Festival.” “A Fall Harvest Festival is something our teachers have wanted to do for years,” according to a letter sent to parents from the school’s new principal, Terrie Giardine. She added that the teachers have discussed the topic “at length.” The annual event featured the Harry S. Truman High School Marching Band, a student costume parade and other fun happenings for the kids. Parents said…
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Robert Millward
6:54 pm on Thursday, October 4, 2012
how is something that has no school participation and organized by parents and also moved to after school hours "SAVED" its a total change of what was originally in place. i have yet seen any legitimate reasons for i being removed in the first place. what will the compromise be for the rest of the holidays on the principles chopping block . more ›