What could make the last day of school even better?
Teachers dressed up in silly costumes and singing and dancing--that could do it.
As the excited students of Blackburn Elementary School gathered in their cafeteria for a special program, teachers were giggling backstage, putting on costumes and setting up props as they prepared to perform their hearts out for the kids.
The kids loved every second of it.
One of the most amusing moments was when the school’s athletic coach, Austin Cleveland, pranced onto the stage with whiskers and a tail.
He stayed in character as the children shrieked with laughter, and managed to strut off stage before cracking a smile.
It was a great way to end the school year, and a great way to start summer; with smiles.
--Tiffany Tompkins-Condie
Grant Jefferies, a native of Palmetto and chief photographer at the Bradenton Herald, has been capturing moments in the lives of Manatee County residents for over 25 years. Images from the streets of Cuba and Haiti to the clay fields of the Little League World Series and beyond have been captured through the lenses of Jefferies' cameras. Jefferies can be found on his sailboat when his feet are not on land.
Tiffany Tompkins-Condie is in her 13th year as a photojournalist at the Bradenton Herald. Through the years she has covered crimes and carnivals; feasts and floods. Her postings will vary from events in Manatee County's back yard to the work of photojournalists covering the stories of our times from around the world. 
Paul Videla has been a staff photographer with the Bradenton Herald since 2002, when he made the move from Detroit, Mich. When he's not working,
he enjoys hunting for unique LPs at the area's plethora of thrift stores and continually works to improve his baking chops(as the records spin and his dog waits for handouts).
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