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Photos: Cedar Rapids families celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week with chalk messages at Hoover Elementary
The tradition started during the COVID pandemic, as a way for families of students to thank teachers
May. 4, 2025 7:49 pm
Nora Steggall, 4, colors in a heart her dad, Tyler Steggall, drew during Chalk the Walk at Hoover Elementary School in northwest Cedar Rapids on Sunday. The chalk messages are in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, May 5-9. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)
Addy Steggall, 8, draws hearts on the sidewalk in front of Hoover Elementary School during Chalk the Walk in northwest Cedar Rapids on Sunday. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)
Liz Weibel (left), 10, and Addy Steggall, 8, draw pictures for their teachers on the sidewalk of Hoover Elementary School during Chalk the Walk in northwest Cedar Rapids on Sunday. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)
Messages in chalk were written by the front and side entrances at Hoover Elementary School during Chalk the Walk in northwest Cedar Rapids on Sunday. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)
Matt Weibel hangs up a sign saying “We appreciate our teachers” in front of Hoover Elementary School during Chalk the Walk in northwest Cedar Rapids on Sunday. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)
Natalie Steggall draws pictures in front of Hoover Elementary School during Chalk the Walk in northwest Cedar Rapids on Sunday. Steggall said Chalk the Walk started in 2020 when parents and students wanted to show their support to teachers during the pandemic. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)
Tyler Steggall colors in a heart with his daughter Addy Steggall, 8, during Chalk the Walk at Hoover Elementary School in northwest Cedar Rapids on Sunday. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)
Liz Weibel, 10, draws a hopscotch game during Chalk the Walk at Hoover Elementary School in northwest Cedar Rapids on Sunday. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)
Liz Weibel, 10, draws a hopscotch game during Chalk the Walk at Hoover Elementary School in northwest Cedar Rapids on Sunday. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)
Nora Steggall, 4, draws a picture during Chalk the Walk at Hoover Elementary School in northwest Cedar Rapids on Sunday. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)
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