Indian River School District community festival set for Oct. 5

The Indian River School District will host its very first We Are IRSD Community Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 5, on the grounds of Howard T. Ennis School and Sussex Central High School.

The public is invited to attend this free event, which will feature food, games, entertainment, family-friendly activities and helpful resources provided by IRSD schools and community organizations. The Howard T. Ennis School is located at 26021 Patriots Way, Georgetown. Sussex Central High School is on the opposite side of Patriots Way.

“We are excited to be hosting our first We Are IRSD Community Festival as a way of connecting with the community that has been so supportive of our schools,” said IRSD Superintendent Dr. Jay Owens. “This event is a wonderful opportunity to showcase our schools and our many talented students. We hope our students and families will be able to join us for a day of free, family-friendly activities.”

The talents of numerous IRSD students will be on display at the event. “The Star Spangled Banner” will be performed by a combined group of students from Southern Delaware School of the Arts, John M. Clayton Elementary School, Georgetown Elementary School, Georgetown Middle School and Indian River High School. Individual songs will be performed by choirs from SDSA, Clayton Elementary and Sussex Central High.

Combined group performances by choirs from Sussex Central and Indian River high schools, and a group featuring students from the SDSA middle school choirs, Georgetown and Clayton elementary, Georgetown Middle, and Indian River and Sussex Central high are also on the entertainment schedule.

There will be instrumental performances by Sussex Central High School marching band, Indian River High School drumline and a combined group featuring band members from SDSA, Selbyville Middle and Sussex Central High.

There will also be a drama performance by the Sussex Central High School Take II Drama Club.

More than 40 local community organizations will also be on hand to distribute helpful information and resources, including Beebe Medical Center, TidalHealth, First State Community Action Agency, Freeman Stage, Mountaire Farms, Nanticoke Indian Association, Delaware State Police, Delaware Department of Transportation, Division of Public Health and several local police departments, fire departments and public libraries. Each district school will also have an information booth at the festival.

The district will provide families with bus transportation to the festival from several local elementary schools. Each location will have one morning pickup and two return trips from the festival. See the schedule at tinyurl.com/ytfy5r2f. IRSD students must be accompanied by an adult to ride the bus to and from the community festival.