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D 157-C Students Send Cards For Resident's 100th Birthday
Students sent over 150 cards to the long-time Frankfort resident, Laverne Johnson.
FRANKFORT, IL — Frankfort 157-C students joined in the celebration of Laverne Johnson's 100th birthday, as they created over 150 birthday cards for the long-time Frankfort resident.
The district collaborated with the Village of Frankfort to send the cards, which included a class of middle school students who created a poster with handwritten notes from each student, the district said.
Other students decorated cards with drawings of birthday cakes, balloons, cats with
birthday hats, and fireworks, the district said.
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“You should be very proud of yourself. You make my heart shine. You are so very nice to others,” one first-grader wrote.
A card from a second-grader read, “Happy Birthday! You must be very proud to be 100 years old. I could not imagine all the fun things you’ve done. I wish I could live to 100.”
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