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Neighbors | Jessica Harker.Delonte Carter Jr and Delonte Carter Sr enjoyed lunch together on March 21 at West Boulevard Elementary's special persons lunch for second-graders.
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Neighbors | Jessica Harker .Aunts, cousins, moms, dads and more visited West Boulevard Elementary to share lunch with their second-grade students on March 21.
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Neighbors | Jessica Harker .Cynthia Bermann enjoyed lunch with her nephew Jacob Milush March 21 at Boardman West Boulevard Elementary school's special persons lunch.
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Neighbors | Jessica Harker .Second grade students at West Boulevard Elementary enjoyed lunch with their special person March 21.
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Neighbors | Jessica Harker .Second graders at West Boulevard were able to share lunch March 21 with a "Special Person".
By JESSICA HARKER
During every Thursday in March, West Boulevard celebrates the special person in students lives with a special person lunch.
According to Principal Alphonse Cervello, the event has been going on annually for 15 years.
“It’s a fun day for kids to be able to invite someone special,” Cervello said.
He explained that the event has one rule, that children have to hug or kiss their special person and say thank you.
“We always make sure we tell their guest, don’t let them go back to class before they say thank you,” Cervello said.
Each Thursday, a different grade invites their special person to lunch.
Cervello said 95 percent of students invite someone, but for the students who don’t they get paired with a special person within the school.
“A teacher or two will sit with them, or I will sit down and have lunch with them,” Cervello said. “So everyone gets the chance to enjoy the day.”
Students invited their parents, aunts and uncles, or even friends of the family to the special event.
“The students and the guests thoroughly enjoy it,” Cervello said. “It’s a great tradition.”
Guests were welcome to bring their own lunches, or enjoy a lunch provided by the school.
“We say its a great way for the community to try out a genuine school lunch,” Cervello said. “Though we do advise them to avoid the strawberry milk.”