Hundreds in Youngstown attend block party to celebrate start of school

August 19, 2012 at 7:09p.m.

By DENISE DICK

denise_dick@vindy.com

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About 300 Williamson Elementary School students, parents and community members turned out for the school’s Back to School Rally and Block Party today.

This marks the second year for the event staged to kick off the upcoming school year which starts Spet. 4, but this year it was opened to the community at large, said Principal Wanda Clark.

Current and former students rushed up to hug and talk to Clark.

“I’ll miss you,” said one boy who will enter sixth grade this year. “I want to come back.”

School supplies, haircuts pony rides, a petting zoo and bounce-around entertained the young people during the two-hour event.

Clark said the school partnered with Donnell Ford, the Mount Calvary Pentacostal Church Dominion Youth Group and the Black Professional Firefighters of Youngstown to present the rally.

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