October 5, 2009

Caroline Elementary celebrates its 50th

Caroline Elementary School celebrated its 50th anniversary last Friday. The school was full of parents and students celebrating the half-century mark.

Signing in to the event.
Signing in to the event.

Town of Dryden students go all over the place for school - the Dryden schools are the largest chunk, followed by the Ithaca schools, with Groton, Cortland, and Lansing districts all having a piece.

In the Dryden part of Ithaca district, most students go to Caroline Elementary School. Bethel Grove, Snyder Hill, and Ellis Hollow students have been going there for decades, and Varna students moved there in 2005. Our house is on the boundary on the Ithaca and Dryden districts, but on the Ithaca side, so Caroline is likely where Sungiva will go to school.

Doing the locomotion in the gym.
Doing the locomotion in the gym.

They had a DJ in the gym, and food in the cafeteria, with slides showing the world in 1959. The school had all kinds of student creations on the walls, looking at different aspects of 1959.

The history table in the cafeteria.
The history table in the cafeteria.

Caroline students' view on 1959 politics.
Caroline schoolers' view on 1959 politics.

For a lot more pictures, of the celebration and the school, I've posted a gallery of photos.

Posted by simon at October 5, 2009 12:04 PM in
Note on photos