Back in 2022 voters approved a Capital Project to build a new playground at Eastport Elementary School. Two years later it is now open for students to play on.
Students, teachers, administrators, and members of the Board of Education were on hand for the official ribbon cutting for the new playground, which includes a fitness course, interactive games, movement games, P6 Ball and buddy benches, in addition to a slide and climbing structures.
The school turned the ribbon cutting as an incentive to support local food pantries. Students who collected the most food were on hand. In total, Eastport Elementary School collected 2,300 food items for the less fortunate in and around the school district. This is more than 1,300 items collected last year.
Briana Gensinger’s and Regina Alfano’s fourth grade class collected 443 items, while Jim Wood’s and Mary Thorp’s third grade class collected 346 items. Kathy Gibson’s fourth grade class was also invited for having collected 232 food items.