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Salem elementary school dedicates playground to music teacher who passed away

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SALEM, Va. – A Salem elementary school is honoring one of their own in a special way.

On Thursday, East Salem Elementary School dedicated a brand new playground to Susan Bowles, the school’s music teacher who passed away unexpectedly in April. Students, staff, and family members were in attendance for the special event.

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“Her energetic style of teaching kiddos to love music was something that spread to her co-workers and certainly to her family,” the school division said in a Facebook post.

The new playground is a collaborative effort between the Salem School Division and the East Salem PTA. As an ode to Susan, the new playground features music components built in.