Blue Ribbon School To Get Ice Cream Treat, Visit from State School Superintendent

Blue Bell Creameries, in conjunction with the Georgia State School Superintendent John Barge, is set to honor Daves Creek Elementary School, a 2013 National Blue Ribbon School, with a school-wide ice cream party and award presentation on Thursday, Oct. 17, according to a press release.

In concurrence with Barge’s personal presentation to the school, a Blue Bell truck filled with ice cream will arrive at Daves Creek Elementary School, 3740 Melody Mizer Lane in Cumming, at 10:30 a.m. to treat all 800 students, teachers and staff members.

The U.S. Department of Education’s Blue Ribbon Schools program has honored more than 7,000 of America’s most successful schools for the past 30 years. This year, 286 public and private schools across the country received this coveted award. Blue Ribbon Schools are selected on the basis of two primary criteria: They are among the highest-performing schools in their state and they are schools with at least 40 percent of students from disadvantaged backgrounds that have improved student performance to high levels.

“At Blue Bell, we recognize the importance of encouraging and honoring schools that have achieved educational excellence,” Paul Kruse, CEO and president of Blue Bell Creameries, said in the release. “We are well aware that such high levels of achievement require tremendous effort from students, teachers, administrators and parents. 

"This is Blue Bell’s way of showing how proud we are!”

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