Schools

Third-Grade Student Garduno Steps into Spotlight at Valley View Open House Event

Jane Addams principal Jason Pascavage holds the microphone while third-grader Barbara Garduno leads the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance.

A little girl enjoyed a big moment during a recent open house event at Bolingbrook's Jane Addams Middle School.

Barbara Garduno, who is a third-grader at Independence Elementary School—and a future Jane Addams student—led the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance. And Valley View School District officials were on hand to capture the moment—the photo of principal Jason Pascavage holding the microphone for Garduno telling the the story.

Big times.


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