Arlington School & Family Magazine November/December 2015 | Page 22

Campus News

Berry Elementary
National Walk to School Day
It was all smiles when the Berry Elementary community
gathered for National Walk to School Day on Oct. 5.
Students, parents, teachers and faculty met at Luci’s
Chicken near Park Row Drive and New York Avenue to
walk together as they made their way to Berry. Students
brought homemade signs for encouragement and school
spirit. Dr. Kathye Porter, school counselor, and Elena
Flores, the family engagement liaison, organized the event
encouraging students to make the signs and asked parents
to rally behind them for the walk. This is the third year that
Berry has participated in National Walk to School Day, and
this year’s participation was the best yet.
This was also the second year that Superintendent Dr.
Marcelo Cavazos has joined in the walk. Board member
Bowie Hogg and former Board member Peter Baron have
participated in prior years, and the students, parents and
faculty are always excited to have their support.

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“Berry is a wonderful school,” Principal Larry Beaver said.
“The students are well behaved and very eager to learn.
The parents are supportive and involved in their children’s
education. Berry’s faculty and staff work tirelessly to help
all of our students. Since we are a campus in an established
part of the city, we have current students whose parents and
grandparents attended Berry. I’m very excited about the
direction the campus is headed. I know we are going to have
a great year.” †

“Berry is a

wonderful school,”
- Principal Larry Beaver