Burgettstown Elementary bids farewell to graduating fifth graders
Fifth-grade students at Burgettstown Elementary walk the hallway for the last time at the school Thursday. The students will move on to the middle/high school next year. The “fifth grade clap-out” was started last year, which allows kindergarten through fourth-grade students to line the hallway and congratulate the outgoing students on their last day.
First-grader Maleena Henry uses her shirt for autographs as she gets Burgettstown Elementary physical education teacher Cody Tyler to sign his name as students head for their buses on the last day of school in the Burgettstown district Thursday.
Burgettstown Elementary Principal Melissa Mankey gets a hug, a smile and a laugh from Victoria Brown, daughter of Chris and Nicole Brown of Bulger, as students head for their buses on the last day of school in the district Thursday. Victoria moves on to second grade in the fall.
Fifth-grade students filed down the hallway for the last time at Burgettstown Elementary Thursday as they move on the middle/high school next year.
The “fifth grade clap-out” was started last year to allow kindergarten through fourth-grade students to line the hallway and clap and high five the outgoing students on their last day.