River Trail School holds Summer Send-Off parade

Posted June 07, 2020 11:00 pm

On May 30, River Trail School in Gurnee held a Summer Send-Off parade. Courtesy of Gurnee School District 56

Submitted by Gurnee School District 56

On Saturday, May 30, River Trail School students and their families lined up in their vehicles to say goodbye to the teachers and staff at their K-8 school.

Staff members and teachers stood by their cars in the parking lot, holding signs, waving and shouting to students as they passed. This was the first time in 11 weeks the students had been able to see their teachers in real life and not on a screen.

Social distancing remained in place and a Gurnee police officer kept the flow of the parade moving as students and teachers got the closure they had all been desperately missing after school ended.

This Summer Send-Off allowed the staff members the opportunity to say congratulations and good luck to their eighth-graders, who are headed off to Warren High School in the fall. It also allowed the educators to say "we miss you, have a great summer, and we can't wait to see you next year" to the kindergarten through seventh-grade students.

So many people went above and beyond with decorating their vehicles and making signs, but the one thing that stood out the most at this parade was all of the smiles.

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At the River Trail School Summer Send-Off, teachers and staff held signs and waved while students and their families lined up to drive past. Courtesy of Gurnee School District 56

The Summer Send-Off helped give students and teachers the sense of closure that they missed at the end of the school year, especially giving eighth graders - who will be going to high school in the fall - and their teachers a chance to say goodbye. Courtesy of Gurnee School District 56

Many attendees at the River Trail School Summer Send-Off decorated their vehicles and made signs to celebrate the end of the school year. Courtesy of Gurnee School District 56

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