Soldier surprises his kids at school while on leave for the holidays

Posted: Friday, December 23, 2011 12:00 am | Updated: 8:09 am, Fri Dec 23, 2011.

Principal Celeste Borcher had a stern look in her eye as she lectured a group of thirdand sixth-graders on the lawn outside the office at Erma B. Reese Elementary School.

“There’s a third-grade class and a sixth-grade class that are not doing what they are supposed to be. So we have to take class time to get you out here,” she said. “And I’m pretty disappointed in you. We just had a Lifeskills assembly this week, and here we are not behaving ourselves. Are you understanding what I’m saying?”

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Jackson Scott posted at 12:14 pm on Fri, Dec 23, 2011.

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Great story. Merry Christmas to the Donley family.
And Captain, Welcome to Livable, Loveable, Lodi.
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Soldier surprises his kids at school while on leave for the holidays