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Principals: First Day Of School Was Near Perfect

The first day of school in North Escambia went well, according to students and administrators alike.

“You couldn’t have asked for a better day,” Ernest Ward Middle School Principal Nancy Gindl-Perry said. “It was the smoothest opening day we have ever had.”

Getting ready for the first day at Ernest Ward and Bratt Elementary was no easy task with nearly 200 new students from the closure and consolidation of Carver/Century K-8. Both schools received new modular buildings and an entire wing at Bratt received a million dollar makeover during the summer. And then there was the transportation — figuring out how to get 200 new students bussed to school on time.

“We did have just a minor transportation hiccup that delayed our assembly by only about 10 minutes,” Northview High School Principal Gayle Weaver said. “But we had no real snafus, and our kids were great.”

“There are normally bumps in the road,” Perry said. “But other than just the minor ordinary problems you expect on the first day, it was perfect. Everything went just as we planned. We are into a great, great year.”

At Molino Park Elementary, Principal Alice Woodward also said it was a great first day.

“It was a really good day with no problems,” Woodward said. She attributed a smooth first day to a large turnout for the school’s orientation sessions and the effort her teachers put into making one-on-one phone calls to every parent before the first day.

Bratt Elementary Principal Sheryl Pomeroy did not return our phone call seeking comment for this story.

Pictured top: Students in work in Kathy Smith’s third grade class at Bratt Elementary School on the first day of school. Pictured: Students at Bratt were met with renovated hallways. Photos by WEAR for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.