JENKINTOWN, Pa. - A longtime tradition in Jenkintown is no more and community members are not happy.First Covid stopped it.
Now, the annual homecoming bonfire is over for good. But, why? Students say the large bonfire anchors the annual homecoming tradition."I was going to go this year.
I was really looking forward to it, but when I found out that they canceled it, I was mad," student John Wearing said.In a letter to families, the Jenkintown superintendent describes the bonfire as a "hardship" saying it was "costly" to secure clean wood and noted significant "safety concerns" each year, which often resulted in injuries."It’s just about not breaking down the traditions.
Traditions are what makes us a nice, close-knit community," Nora McCloskey, President of the Home and School Association, commented.McCloskey says there was no opportunity for volunteers to step forward and save the homecoming tradition that was usually held on the high school football or baseball field. "It’s gone.