It was birthday celebration time for schoolkids at Holmes Elementary

YOUNGSTOWN — All William Holmes McGuffey Elementary School students celebrated their birthdays today.

The city school district’s food services department brought cupcakes and ice cream to mark birthdays of all district elementary students this week.

Students at McGuffey and Williamson kicked off the week.

“I know a lot of kids don’t get much for their birthdays with cake and ice cream,” said Sue Paris, the district’s food services director.

Paris and her secretary, Diane Morrell, worked in the kitchen, allowing Carol Rockwell, Lisa Smallwood and Tina Yurkovich, who work in the McGuffey cafeteria, to pass out the ice cream cups and individually wrapped cupcakes to students during lunch.

“They know the kids,” Paris said.

Each of the women wore “Happy Birthday” aprons to continue the theme.

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