{"id":1088,"date":"2008-06-04T10:26:48","date_gmt":"2008-06-04T10:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/166.62.41.2\/~holaamericanews\/2008\/06\/04\/ericssons-family-fiesta-turns-into-a-surprise-for-mrs-alexander\/"},"modified":"2008-06-04T10:26:48","modified_gmt":"2008-06-04T10:26:48","slug":"ericssons-family-fiesta-turns-into-a-surprise-for-mrs-alexander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/ericssons-family-fiesta-turns-into-a-surprise-for-mrs-alexander\/","title":{"rendered":"Ericsson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Family Fiesta Turns Into A Surprise For Mrs. Alexander"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pat Alexander, the retiring principal at Ericsson Elementary School in Moline told her staff that she wanted nothing for her retirement. So the school&rsquo;s staff announced a &ldquo;Family Fiesta&rdquo; that turned out to be an unannounced retirement party. A memory jar was available for students, parents, past and present to write their favorite memory. A frame with signatures was also available for the public to sign. Lots of former students, parents, and staff gave her hugs and shared their memories with the principal.<br \/>  <!--more--> <br \/> The fiesta also had face painting, bubble blowing, a soccer match, and four pi&ntilde;atas for the children. The Quad City Ballet Folkroico danced as well, with Mexican music being played. Mrs. Alexander was given a sombrero to wear and could not help getting emotional. &ldquo;I know I said I wouldn&rsquo;t cry but I&rsquo;m going to miss you all,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p> Someone in the audience started shouting &ldquo;Viva la principal!&rdquo; a couple of times. To which the crowd responded, &ldquo;Viva!&rdquo; <\/p><div id=\"holaa-1489419592\" class=\"holaa-ad-inside-articles-2\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesperformingarts.org\/whats-on\/series\/summerarts\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" aria-label=\"HI-SummerSeries-300&#215;250-SP\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HI-SummerSeries-300x250-SP.jpg\" alt=\"\"  width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/>\n<div id=\"holaa-2596626856\" class=\"holaa-after-content\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/progressiowa.org\/2023\/08\/take-action-with-progress-iowa\/?utm_source=news&#038;utm_medium=site&#038;utm_campaign=2026&#038;utm_id=News\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Progress Iowa Spanish 300&#215;250\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Progress-Iowa-Spanish-300x250-1.png\" alt=\"\"  width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pat Alexander, the retiring principal at Ericsson Elementary School in Moline told her staff that she wanted nothing for her retirement. 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