Mill Creek parents celebrate end of school with block party

COLUMBIA — Some Mill Creek Manor neighborhood parents got together Tuesday to throw a surprise end-of-school block party for their kids.

“We have a very close-knit group of neighbors, and I wanted to do something special for the summer,” said Tricia Rackers, a mom and party hostess. “It was hard keeping it a surprise.”

Younger children and some students already out of school waited alongside the party chaperones for the school bus to arrive for the last time this school year.

The long-awaited bus rolled up at about 1:40 p.m. as “School's Out” by Alice Cooper blared from speakers at the party.