Traditional tree planting at Alden Place

Traditional tree planting at Alden Place
Alden Place CSEA Unit Vice President Julie Ruuge shared “Fun news from Millbrook,” in the photo above on Wednesday, June 15, when Elm Drive Elementary School students from the current second-grade class attended orientation at Alden Place Elementary School and planted a flowering plum tree at the school they’ll attend in the fall.
Photo by Julie Ruuge 

MILLBROOK — On Wednesday, June 15, the current second-grade class from Elm Drive Elementary School went up for orientation to Alden Place Elementary School so students could learn what to expect when they start the new academic year in the fall at their new school.

Each year, the Millbrook Central School District has the incoming students plant a new tree at Alden Place as part of its annual tradition, according to Alden Place CSEA Unit Vice President Julie Ruuge.

The trees have been generously donated for the last three years by Patrick Murphy, owner of Millbrook Gardens.

This year’s tree was a lovely flowering plum tree, which symbolizes “perseverance and hope, as well as beauty thriving in adverse circumstances,” according to www.thepresenttree.com.

— Whitney Joseph

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