By Dave Komer
The News-Herald NewspapersTAYLOR — As a reward for not going to “the dark side,” some children received a special Star Wars visit Friday.
Members of the Great Lakes
Garrison’s 501st Legion of Lincoln Park brought Chewbacca with them to Blair
Moody Elementary School.
The costumed performers came as
part of a positive-behavior reward ceremony for pupils who stayed green this
school year, counselor Tracy Heiler said.
Under the color-coded conduct
system, a yellow card means a warning, a second yellow is a missed recess and a
red card is a trip to the principal’s office.
There were two sessions for the
children, one for those in kindergarten through second grade and the second for
those in third through fifth grades.
Heiler, who helped set up the
special visit, said all members of the legion donated their time and refused
donations.
Chewbacca, also known as Chris
Blackstock, is a teacher in his spare time at Van Dyke public schools and met
Heiler at another appearance. The two struck up a conversation and Heiler
applied online with the 501 and made plans for the visit.
Some storm troopers and Chewbacca
visited with pupils and posed for pictures.
According to the legion charter,
it’s an all-volunteer organization formed for the express purpose of bringing
together costume enthusiasts under a collective identity.
The legion seeks to promote
interest in Star Wars through the building and wearing of quality costumes, and
to facilitate the use of those costumes for Star Wars-related events and
contributions to the local community through costumed charity and volunteer
work.
The group, which has between 70
and 100 members, gets together frequently to make appearances or perform at
anything from birthday parties to Star Wars nights at sporting events.
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