Dozens of vehicles driven by Pre-Cam Community School staff formed a parade Friday. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

By Derek Cornet

Educational Impact

Pre-Cam staff show community support by organizing special parade

May 1, 2020 | 5:00 PM

Staff at Pre-Cam Community School were out in force Friday to show La Ronge families they still care.

Dozens of staff members driving their personal vehicles were escorted by the La Ronge RCMP and La Ronge Regional Fire Department as they held a parade through local streets. Families dotted the sidewalks and watched as sirens and emergency lights went off as teachers waved and honked their horns.

“I think it was so wonderful. It was great to see the teachers,” said Rebecca Green, who watched the parade go by with her children along Studer St. “I think it’s good for the students to see all their teachers.”

Green’s daughter Emma is a Grade 1 student at Pre-Cam Community School. She said when the COVID-19 pandemic began, it was tough for Emma as she couldn’t go to school or see her friends. Green noted she’s thankful for the teachers for the online learning introduced, as well as for the parade as her children hadn’t seen so many people for nearly two months.

The idea for the parade came from Grade 2 teacher Erin Rose, who said she seen videos on Twitter and Facebook of such parades occurring in the United States. She mentioned she was grateful for all the community support, adding elementary-aged children are always particularly interested in RCMP officers and firefighters.

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“They like when the police officers and the firefighters come in and talk to them in the classroom,” Rose said. “They always have so many questions for them.”

Families waved from balconies as the parade went by. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Staff members smiled and waved throughout the parade. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Children were happy to see the parade go by. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Rose also said she knows many families and teachers who miss each other, but they’ve been staying connected through video chat and online programming. She hopes the parade, however, brings back more of a community feeling.

“I think it will be emotional for some of us who really, really love seeing the kids and having our morning routine and all those kinds of things,” Rose said. “I know a lot of the kids I don’t really connect with through the virtual classroom I’ve at least seen them out on their bikes and stuff like that.”

On May 6, Churchill Community High School (CCHS) will be hosting a similar parade through La Ronge, Air Ronge and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band reserves. The parade will also be escorted by first responders and students are encouraged to wear Charger gear as it goes by. The parade will begin at the CCHS parking lot at 1 p.m.

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derek.cornet@jpbg.ca

Twitter: @saskjourno