- December 4, 2025
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Kelley and Joe Duell, along with their daughter, Ella, made signs to show the teachers that they are loved and missed.
Principal Diana Greer was among the teachers and staff greeting their students.
Teachers excitedly waved to students and families as they drove by.
Media specialist Kim Taylor held up a sign that read, “WES Means Family.”
Windermere Elementary staff loved letting their students and families know how much they are loved.
Kindergarten teacher Amy Lloyd showed her love and appreciation for the school’s kindergartners.
The Exton family waved excitedly to teachers and staff along the route.
Second-grade teacher Jacqui Neil used her sign to give out air hugs.
Second-grade teacher Christina Kelley was thrilled to see her students along the way.
This sign got students and families laughing.
Second-grade teacher Lynnette Powell encouraged students along the route.
Second-grade teacher Vanessa Kunkel was all smiles as the parade went on.
Janette Exton, center, and her daughters — Rileymarie, Cataleya, Madison and Kiehanna — loved seeing their teachers drive by.
While students and teachers can’t be at school for a while due to the coronavirus pandemic, staff from Windermere Elementary brightened their students’ days Thursday, March 26, with a special “care-avan” parade. Dozens of staff members and hundreds of students and families supported each other with signs and words of encouragement. Families lined up along Windermere’s streets to greet staff driving by. With signs of their own, noisemakers and more, teachers waved to parade-goers and told them how much they were missed.