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KNOCKING IT OUT OF THE PARK
GRANDPARENTS’ DAY 2022 - A TOTAL TEAM EFFORT
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By Heather Bennett, Communications Specialist
Grandparents’ Day was held on Friday, April 29, in Warrior Arena. The pandemic sidelined this very special event for a couple of years, but Warriorville truly welcomed it back in all-star fashion. God’s provision was seen throughout the planning, coordination, and execution of the gathering right down to the breathtaking weather that day. Over 2,000 grandparents and family members were in attendance! The Head of the House of Love, Ann Chami, shares her thoughts about this year’s home run of an event, Grandparents’ Day! Grandparents’ Day is one of the most important days of the school year. We talk about it all through the first semester and how it can relate to the school theme. With this year’s being One Another, it made us think of being part of a team, which led to the idea of having a sports theme for Grandparents’ Day. Planning begins in January with thinking of songs and then the grade levels rewrite lyrics. The scripts are written and we’re off and running. We work on it the whole second semester.
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It was kind of like starting over this year since we hadn’t had it for a little while and we’ve never held it in the Arena. Everybody helped. Even the Junior High and Middle School faculties gave up their professional development day to help with parking, serving, and more. Everyone really did One Another (Luke 6:31) to help the Elementary. It was the best day ever - perfect in every way. Those children singing about Jesus Christ! And, it’s so neat that we honor grandparents in the way we do. Today, children need more people building into them than ever before. Being together builds connections that are eternal.
