In celebration of the 2026 Winter Olympics, students at Burns Avenue Elementary School in Hicksville held a school-wide Olympic opening ceremony on Feb. 5 in the school’s gymnasium. Students proudly raised flags made in class representing countries from around the globe. Everyone cheered and the room was buzzing with excitement as members of the Student Council kicked off the fun parading in with the flag of the United States followed by the Burns Avenue banner and the passing of handmade Olympic torch as it made its way to be placed on the presentation podium.
Throughout the morning of Olympic fun, students learned about the meaning of Olympics traditions such as lighting the torch and other fun facts about what the games mean to different countries and cultures around the world.