Staff reports 11:34 a.m.
Thursday, June 20, 2019 11:35 am

Staff and students at St. Charles School take part in special Field Day activities on Friday. (Courtesy photo)

ROCHESTER - Rochester Police teamed up with staff from the St. Charles School on Friday to put on a Field Day event for the students there.

St. Charles students and staff, as well as Rochester Police Officers and civilian employees enjoyed various activities throughout the morning before a delicious barbecue, which was donated by the Rochester Police Benevolent Association and cooked by Police Chaplin Edward Cilley.

The St. Charles School provides academic, social, emotional and behavioral services in a therapeutic setting for male and female students in grades K-8.

Rochester Police have been involved with various activities such as morning breakfasts on a limited basis since 2013, however have become more involved recently through collaborative efforts between school staff and Rochester Police Lt. Jeremy Aucoin.

Aucoin helped organize a winter holiday gingerbread house decorating event there where students teamed up with school staff and RPD employees to build and decorate gingerbread houses for the holiday season. Aucoin also helped put this most recent field day event together with school staff in effort for the two organizations to stay connected to do something fun and positive with the students.