Fourth graders at New Scotland Elementary School will be helping to brighten up the night at Sunday’s Albany Lantern Parade 2022 with handmade lanterns they crafted Thursday.
Students of English language arts, science and social studies teacher Marni Neenos made the lanterns out of upcycled soda bottles, tissue paper and glue with the help of volunteer Roberta Read, mother of parade organizer and district parent Sarah Read. Superintendent Kaweeda G. Adams stopped in during their work to learn about the project and take a selfie with students.
Students who participate in Sunday’s parade will receive a battery-operated candle to use in their lantern when they walk in the parade, which celebrates light and community as daylight savings time ends and it gets darker earlier. The parade begins at 4:30 p.m. in the Washington Park Lakehouse.
As part of their lantern-making project, students learned about the history of parades and lanterns that add light to festivals, and daylight savings time.
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