By Shelly Newman
Students, faculty and staff at Glen Head Elementary School gathered outside on the blacktop for their annual Convocation Ceremony, where a paper torch was passed from fifth graders to their siblings.
This signifies a tradition of welcome at Glen Head Elementary School, including a new generation of Pre-K students who joined the ceremony for the first time.
At the morning assembly, principal Tom Sheehan greeted his students, faculty and staff to an exciting year at Glen Head School.
He asked his K-5 students who were new to Glen Head, since it is his first year too. He also mentioned the 2024-25 school year was going to be a great year and that they were all a “family.”
Fifth-grade students were asked to find their younger siblings in kindergarten to begin the paper Torch Ceremony that was “lit” after the torch was passed from sibling to sibling!
During the Convocation Ceremony, the Glen Head teachers performed a song called, “I Can Be Me!”, describing their favorite pastimes. Dressed in clothing corresponding to their favorite activity, the faculty acted out their pastimes to the delight of their students in the audience. Some favorites included baking, balloon animals, snorkeling, jumping rope and pickleball with Sheehan.
Welcome to a new generation of Pre-K and kindergarteners to Glen Head School as well as Sheehan. We wish all the students, faculty, and staff the best of luck in 2024-25!
Shelly Newman is associated with the North Shore Central School District
