Students from Admiral Byrd Elementary School in Elk Grove Village carry a variety of self-made signs - including the lyrics of Steve Goodman's "Go Cubs Go" - as they celebrate the Cubs' World Series victory in front of the village's Charles J. Zettek Municipal Complex Friday.
Eric Peterson/epeterson@dailyherald.com
Though responsibly in class Friday and not at the Cubs' rally in Grant Park, students and staff members at Admiral Byrd Elementary School in Elk Grove Village staged their own afternoon celebration of this week's World Series victory.
Singing along with a recording of Steve Goodman's "Go Cubs Go" - and occasionally "The Star-Spangled Banner" - all 383 children and their teachers marched from the school to the village's Charles J. Zettek Municipal Complex several blocks away.
Principal Mary Ellen Esser led the way, carrying the school's penguin mascot - dressed up in a Cubs uniform.
Once there, every grade level posed for its own individual photo in front of Elk Grove's elk statue, already draped with a "W" flag.
Fifth graders - in deference to the fact they'd waited longer for a Cubs championship than any other students at the school - were allowed to go first.
Kindergartners brought up the rear, but were able to celebrate having had the shortest wait of any Cubs fans in more than a century.
Back at school, the students and teachers then posed for one schoolwide photo as they assembled themselves into a giant "W" flag on the playground behind the building.
Students from Admiral Byrd School in Elk Grove Village carry self-made signs and sing "Go Cubs Go" as they march past the flag-draped elk statue in front of the village's municipal complex Friday to celebrate the Cubs' World Series win.
Eric Peterson/epeterson@dailyherald.com
Students and staff at Admiral Byrd Elementary School in Elk Grove Village form a giant "W" on the school's playground to celebrate the Cubs' World Series victory Friday afternoon.
Eric Peterson/epeterson@dailyherald.com
Admiral Byrd Elementary School Principal Mary Ellen Esser carries the school's Cubs-uniformed penguin mascot and a "W" flag as she leads a parade of all 383 students and their teachers to celebrate the Cubs' World Series victory Friday.
Eric Peterson/epeterson@dailyherald.com
Fourth graders from Admiral Byrd School in Elk Grove Village march into the governmental center of the village as part of a schoolwide parade Friday afternoon to celebrate the Cubs' World Series victory.
Eric Peterson/epeterson@dailyherald.com
Kindergartners at Admiral Byrd School in Elk Grove Village celebrate having had the shortest wait for a Cubs World Series victory of those at the school.
Eric Peterson/epeterson@dailyherald.com