CONWAY — Cougars gathered for the first time collectively indoors in more than two years when students and staff at Conway Elementary School held their first assembly on Tuesday. Coincidentally, their guest was author Eric Pinder from Berlin, whose appearance in March of 2020 was the first candellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It’s incredible to be back to what is starting to feel like normal,” said Conway Elementary Principal Jason Robert as he greeted students entering the gymnasium. “It’s so nice to see everybody.”
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