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Students Decorate New Landscaping for Holidays

Students at Slackwood Elementary School began a new holiday tradition on Dec. 19 by decorating new trees and shrubs on the school grounds.

Editor's Note: The following is a news release issued by Lawrence Township Public Schools.

Slackwood Elementary School has new “halls” to deck for the holidays - outside halls, that is. The school’s students took full advantage of the new trees and shrubs on the school grounds to start a new holiday tradition.

Classes received tree designations and on Dec. 19, students kicked off the tradition and decorated their trees with animal-friendly ornaments.

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Students had strung popcorn and pretzels and used stale bread as their decorations in hopes they would provide food for local animals during the recent cold spell.

Jill Lee-You, art teacher, helped students make a tree-topping star and Kathy Saretzky, library assistant, helped students with the decorations.

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Principal Jay Billy remarked, “Slackwood is the oldest school in the district and has many traditions. Hopefully, this will begin a new tradition for all students to look forward to each year and for our graduates to remember fondly.”


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