​The special Longfellow tradition of our kids parading to school on the first day being led by an amazing jazz band will continue!  The details and a map of the route are below.  Parents and kids are welcome to join in the parade at any point along the route and we will stick to the times listed below to make it easy for anyone to pick a location to join in the parade. This is one of the best Longfellow traditions and a great way to get your kiddo(s) excited about the first day of school.  Hope to see you there!

PARADE ROUTE DETAILS:

7:30am: band will assemble at corner of Scoville and Van Buren.
7:35: parade will start going Eastbound on Van Buren towards Ridgeland
7:42: parade will turn North on Ridgeland (on east side of Ridgeland) and kids from east side of Ridgeland can join in parade at Ridgeland/Van Buren
7:46: parade will turn East on Jackson and arrive on playground at approx 7:50am
7:50-8:10: band will play on playground until all students have entered the building

It's that time! If you need help with getting school supplies or paying school fees, please reach out to [email protected]. All requests are handled anonymously. The PTO specifically fundraises to help reduce financial burdens for families. Please do not hesitate to reach out to the main office or to the social workers at any time throughout the year. 

Also, we are not doing school supply boxes this year! 

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Oak Park Jewelers
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