Schoolhouse Rock tunes, memories headed for Freeport s Krape Park
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Aquin Elementary School merges with Aquin High School campus in 2021
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Jane Lethlean
Special to The Journal-Standard
FREEPORT Groundhog Day was extra special for students at Aquin Elementary-St. Joe s Campus on Tuesday as they watched the Aquin mascot standing in for a groundhog predict an early spring by not seeing his shadow.
The event was part of Catholic Schools Week. Among other things, the students made signs to predict whether the Aquin “groundhog” would signal the end of winter.
Several Aquin Catholic High School students were on hand to be part of the reading of the official proclamation from a scroll.
Hayden Neuendorf read aloud part of the proclamation: “We are gathered for our first-ever proclamation of the Conley Bulldog Club. Conley the Bulldog of Aquin most holy Seer of Seers, The Leader of the Cheers, was awakened from his DAWGhouse . It’s a DAWG-tastic Day at this wonderful school full of students and teachers where Kindness is the rule. I do hope you’re happy for there is no shadow of me. Spring will be ear