Even though their school is closed through the academic school year, the Van Holten Primary School Huskies are still a family.
In an exclusive video, the staff from the Bridgewater elementary school virtually banded together to spread an uplifting message to their students, featuring the principal, teachers and staff members, along with their own children and pets.
Their “Message to Our Van Holten Huskies” included sweet photo and video messages, some song and dance and plenty of colorful signs and chalk artwork assuring students that they are missed and supported and that this challenging time won’t last forever.
Principal George Rauh told E! News that the idea came from the staff wanting to do something special for their students.
“They reached out, said, You know we’re feeling that our students aren’t feeling connected to school. We want to try to do something,” he recalled. Initially, staff members wanted to drive by houses in their cars, but considering the social distancing protocols that were in place at the time, the idea was changed to making a video and they reached out to fellow staff to collect clips and edit them all together.
