Second grader Avianna Paradise stood at the entrance to Glover School Thursday morning, waving and welcoming her fellow students and teachers. She then walked into the main office to deliver announcements over the intercom.
“Lunch today is French toast, pretzel, yogurt and chef salad,” the 7-year-old said into the microphone.
She also made an executive decision: “Today, we will be having five extra minutes of recess.”
Paradise was Principal for the Day, as part of a fundraiser at the Glover and Brown schools sponsored by the Friends of Marblehead Public Schools. Students at the two schools entered a raffle to serve as principals.
At Brown School, Principal for the Day Ava Stanchfield also made announcements and observed classrooms with Mary Maxfield, who will be principal again tomorrow.
Stanchfield said she wants to be a teacher, and maybe even a principal, when she grows up.
Both girls invited friends to enjoy a special lunch in “their” offices.
Friends of the Marblehead Public Schools is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. It raises money for special programs and events.
