Originally published at Orange County Catholic
AFTER EIGHT WEEKS OF waiting, the school’s littlest learners patiently, but excitedly, waited for the final countdown.
TK students dressed in blue and green plaid clutched the red ribbon while kindergartners huddled up and everyone counted down from 10. With the ribbon cut, it was finally time to do what little learners do best — play.
St. Hedwig Catholic School in Los Alamitos celebrated the opening of its new TK and kindergarten playground on Nov. 8 with a blessing, ribbon cutting and cake as families, friends and alumni watched.
“What a great day today as we celebrate this new chapter for our school community and our TK and kinder- land down here,” said Principal Chris McGuiness. “What an honor to stand before you as we officially open up our brand-new playground — a space where creativity, laughter and physical activity will flourish for years and years to come.”
Fr. Quan Tran blessed the new equipment before the play began.
“This is a very exciting day, blessing our new playground,” Fr. Quan said. “And like Mr. McGuiness said, play is important. I’m learning that, so I’m going to play too.”
REV. QUAN TRAN BLESSES THE NEW TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN AND KINDERGARTEN
