Like tens and thousands of fans flooded downtown Los Angeles on Friday for the Dodgers’ World Series victory paradelocal students joined the festivities from their classrooms.

In school districts across the Los Angeles region, students cheered on their city’s heroes by wearing blue t-shirts and tuning in to watch the celebration unfold.

“We recognize that this was a historic and exciting day, and we appreciate the students who came to school to enjoy this moment with their peers and teachers,” Torrance Unified School District spokesperson Sara Myers said in a statement Friday. the afternoon. . “Torrance Unified “Many staff and students proudly wore their blue Dodger hats, jerseys and other items on Thursday and Friday, and some were still hoarse from shouting and cheering for their teams.”

This celebration went on all week, Myers said. This week, North High School students also challenged their teachers and staff in an exciting round of Dodger history trivia in front of the gym, he added.

The Dodger spirit was also in full swing in South Bay Christian School in Torrancewhere students from TK through eighth grade arrived ready to celebrate the Dodgers’ World Series victory.

The campus was transformed into a mini Dodger Stadium with students decked out in blue T-shirts, caps and all things Dodger, school officials said. Waves of cheers and high fives filled the air as students proudly wore their Dodger blue.

“Our students were very excited to wear Dodger Blue and celebrate the victory of our Los Angeles Dodgers! “We have been inspired by the courage, hard work, never-give-up mentality and camaraderie of Dodger players throughout the season and postseason,” said Kirsten Born, principal of the school.

An Instagram reel with the hashtag #wewishwewerethere and #dodgersparade from Pico Pico High School in Los Angeles showed overflowing students and staff proudly sporting their favorite Dodger caps, T-shirts and, in some cases, handmade cardboard T-shirts with the words “Pico”.

Students at Albion Elementary School, located near Dodger Stadium, gathered on their playground Friday to create the “LA” sign, which is the Dodgers’ trademark.

“Our students and staff had the fantastic idea of ​​making the “LA” sign with those who attended school today,” said a statement from the Los Angeles Unified School District. “The effort was in response to the attendance challenge of the Eastern Region of Los Angeles Unified.”

Albion Elementary School Principal Elvira Juarez added that there is a Dodger Day theme at the school and students and staff were encouraged to wear blue.

Photos shared on Jefferson Elementary School on Lennox’s Instagram account Capture students wearing Dodger gear and happily eating pizza in the school cafeteria.

In a short video, students are seen clapping and chanting “Go Dodgers! Go Dodgers! as they watch the downtown parade on the screen.

The Dodgers won their second World Series championship in five years and eighth in their history on Wednesday night, overcoming a five-run deficit to defeat the New York Yankees, 7-6, at Yankee Stadium and win the best-of-seven series four games to one.