UV School District focuses on reconnecting with community
Unadilla Valley School District held its first in person and indoors community event since the start of the pandemic on Thursday, and school representatives said hopefully this represents a step towards normalcy. (Photo by Zachary Meseck)
NEW BERLIN – After nearly a year of avoiding in-person events due to the pandemic, the Unadilla Valley Central School District held a Reconnect to Success Night with a focus on reconnecting with the community in a safe and fun way.
According to Unadilla Valley Teacher and Event Coordinator Dan Tucker, this event was the school’s first step towards getting reconnected with its community, and a chance to bring some positivity back to the area as they move through the pandemic.
It was held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Unadilla Valley Central School, with more than 170 individuals scheduled to attend.
Tucker said each person entering the building had their temperature taken, signed in, and left contact information.
“I think the last time we did an event similar to this at the school was for our annual Veterans’ Day, but that was a drive through event,” said Tucker. “With protocols in place, we decided to move forward with a staggered in-person event to help bring everyone together safely.”
“We’ve pushed this event out over the last two months, we reached out to our district office to help push us out on Facebook, we sent letters home in students’ binders, we have a message on our new beautiful sign out front, and on our website.”
He said a big piece of keeping everyone safe was staggering the families, so there weren't large groups of people in the building at the same time. He added that a variety of local groups including Cornell Cooperative Extension, Chobani, the local girl scout troop, and school resources were made available at the event.
“All of the staff coming together, and the community coming in, this was a great way to reconnect, and I can’t thank everyone enough for their help,” said Tucker. “I think we all could use some positivity right now, and this is a good start.”
“This doesn’t happen without the community, without these vendors, or without the staff; so again thank you to everyone who helped out.”
Tucker said families were able to meet with the local groups, take part in arts and crafts, receive balloons, and get a free dinner with Chobani yogurt, a hotdog, chips, and water to take home with them.
“It’s a beautiful sunny day today, and while it might be better if we were outside doing this, this is definitely the next best thing,” he said. “Hopefully we’ll be able to do an event like this again in the near future.”
According to Unadilla Valley Teacher and Event Coordinator Dan Tucker, this event was the school’s first step towards getting reconnected with its community, and a chance to bring some positivity back to the area as they move through the pandemic.
It was held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Unadilla Valley Central School, with more than 170 individuals scheduled to attend.
Tucker said each person entering the building had their temperature taken, signed in, and left contact information.
“I think the last time we did an event similar to this at the school was for our annual Veterans’ Day, but that was a drive through event,” said Tucker. “With protocols in place, we decided to move forward with a staggered in-person event to help bring everyone together safely.”
“We’ve pushed this event out over the last two months, we reached out to our district office to help push us out on Facebook, we sent letters home in students’ binders, we have a message on our new beautiful sign out front, and on our website.”
He said a big piece of keeping everyone safe was staggering the families, so there weren't large groups of people in the building at the same time. He added that a variety of local groups including Cornell Cooperative Extension, Chobani, the local girl scout troop, and school resources were made available at the event.
“All of the staff coming together, and the community coming in, this was a great way to reconnect, and I can’t thank everyone enough for their help,” said Tucker. “I think we all could use some positivity right now, and this is a good start.”
“This doesn’t happen without the community, without these vendors, or without the staff; so again thank you to everyone who helped out.”
Tucker said families were able to meet with the local groups, take part in arts and crafts, receive balloons, and get a free dinner with Chobani yogurt, a hotdog, chips, and water to take home with them.
“It’s a beautiful sunny day today, and while it might be better if we were outside doing this, this is definitely the next best thing,” he said. “Hopefully we’ll be able to do an event like this again in the near future.”
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