A bus parade will take place Friday morning, October 31st to celebrate Hartman Intermediate School being named a Pennsylvania Blue Ribbon School.
Festivities are set to begin around 8:00 a.m. where the students line the halls and the teachers, led by the percussion line, walk the halls. The school will then have an assembly from 8:15-9:00 a.m. with speakers, contests, and a celebration of the kids and staff.
You may see school buses and emergency vehicles traveling together through town. Please don’t be alarmed! This is part of the planned celebration.
Attendees include local legislators, borough council members, the mayor, etc. according to Superintendent Amy Anderson.
The bus parade is set to begin at 9:00 a.m., and the parade route is below. The bus parade will be escorted by police and fire vehicles.
- Load on 4th Street (Front of Hartman)
- Turn rt. onto Wolverine Way
- Turn rt. onto Short St.
- Turn rt. onto Crescent Ave.
- Turn lt. onto 5th Street
- 5th Street to North Street
- Turn lt. onto Line Ave. (blinker)
- Turn rt. onto College Ave.
- Turn rt. onto Orchard Ave. (Pass the front of North Side)
- Turn rt. onto North St.
- Turn lt. onto Line Ave. (blinker)
- Line Ave. to Nico’s
- Turn rt. onto Joffre St.
- Turn rt. onto Jefferson Ave. (pass by Helling Stadium)
- 5 points to Sims St. (Ewing Park Bridge)
- Turn lt. onto Portersville Road. (light by Shop N’ Save)
- Portersville Road to Palo Alto Dr.
- Turn lt. onto Perry St.
- Arrive at Perry
After the parade, the students will be taken to Perry and the PTO has prepared games and activities for students in the courtyard before returning to Hartman. Should it rain- students will come back to the Lincoln building after the parade and have the games and activities at Lincoln in the Big Gym.
“This recognition would not have been possible without the unwavering dedication and effort of our students, families, community partners, School Board, and staff. The Pennsylvania Blue Ribbon honor is a testament to what we can achieve together and we are so proud to be honored” said Anderson in September.
For more information on the Pennsylvania Blue Ribbon Schools recognition program, CLICK HERE.
I thought Hartman was the blue ribbon school, wouldn’t you want to have everything be at that facility to celebrate? Seems odd to bus the kids to Perry elementary, but what do I know?