Friday, December 30, 2016
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Austintown Intermediate School's cafeteria was filled with students and their grandparents for the annual Grandparent and VIP breakfast on Nov. 15.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Rylie and her grandma, Sue, had breakfast together on Nov. 15 at Austintown Intermediate School for the Grandparents and VIP Breakfast.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Rocco and his grandma, Cathy, enjoyed breakfast together at the Austintown Intermediate School's Grandparent and VIP Breakfast on Nov. 15.
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
Students at Austintown Intermediate School brought either their grandparents or a person very close to them to share a breakfast together on Nov. 15, 16 and 17.
The third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students each had their own morning to bring in someone special to them and eat breakfast before they started their day. Each morning brings in about 200-300 people who pay $2 to enjoy a breakfast with each other.
This is the second year the event has occurred and both years it has been something the students get excited for and look forward to. This year the breakfast happened to coincide with the Scholastic Book Fair that was going on and was part of a family literacy program. The book fair gave the students to bring their guests to look at the different books and other materials available for purchase.
“They’ve been talking about it for a couple weeks now,” said Principal Jeff Swavel
Everyone got a full breakfast meal and could choose to have items like doughnuts. There were also options of milk, coffee, juice and other refreshments.
“We work with the cafeteria and do a special breakfast,” said Swavel.
The breakfast originally started out as a grandparents only breakfast, but for the students who don’t have grandparents it was extended to a grandparents and VIP breakfast. This is a program that the school hopes to continue and to have a successful outcome each year.