• Article Photo. Cupakes were part of the QU weddiing celebration at TIilfordl.
    Cupakes were part of the QU weddiing celebration at TIilfordl.
  • Article Photo. First graders dance the Chicken Dance after the wedding of Q and U on Thursday.
    First graders dance the Chicken Dance after the wedding of Q and U on Thursday.
  • Article Photo. Mayor Watson, left and other adults joined the celebration.
    Mayor Watson, left and other adults joined the celebration.
  • Article Photo. First grade boys join Mr. Murray in the Chicken Dance.
    First grade boys join Mr. Murray in the Chicken Dance.
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  • Article Photo. QU Wedding: Classes 1N, 1MV and 1V finished a week of studying the letters with the wedding.
    QU Wedding: Classes 1N, 1MV and 1V finished a week of studying the letters with the wedding.
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  • Article Photo. Q (Lillie Springer) and U (Max Janssen) were married Thursday, with Mayor John Watson officiating
    Q (Lillie Springer) and U (Max Janssen) were married Thursday, with Mayor John Watson officiating
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    The Groom and Bride..
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Quickly and quietly, Q and U became one on Thursday morning, when the students of first grade classes 1N, 1MV and 1V celebrated the “wedding” of the two letters.

The students had been studying the two letters for the past week, and ended with what has become an annual tradition at Tilford Elementary.

“This is way too much fun,” said one mother. “We never had anything like this when I was in first grade.”

Many of the students’ parents or grandparents attended the event. Mayor John Watson officiated the ceremony and even Principal Jim Murray joined in the wedding – and the dance.

Mrs. Sturtz’s fourth grade class also helped, with each one representing one of the letters of the alphabet.