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Summer officially ends with students trooping to schools
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Posted on Sep 04 2019
The Public School System kicked off the start of classes yesterday with an expected heavy traffic going in and out of many public schools.
Roads going to Koblerville Elementary School were filled with cars dropping off students at both KES and Hopwood Middle School. Traffic in that area became controlled at around 8am, with Department of Public Safety officers directing the flow of cars entering and exiting the schools.
Education Commissioner Glenn Muña said the traffic congestions in schools were expected and many parents prefer to walk their children to their classes.
“We saw many smiling faces—teachers were excited to see their students and students were anxious to meet their teachers,” he said.
MHS’ experience with traffic issues in prior years helped the school’s staff resolve the issue, according to incoming principal Eric Evangelista. “All this staff, including myself, helped direct cars to their designated areas and, thankfully, the traffic flowed smoothly,” he said.
The first days of school are expected to be the most hectic throughout the school year. According to Hopwood principal Rizalina Liwag, the school had about 81 new students as of yesterday and are expecting more to register for the entirety of this week.
One challenge that PSS will be facing this school year is the double sessions happening to five of its schools: Francisco M. Middle School, William S. Reyes Elementary School, San Vicente Elementary School, Koblerville Elementary School, and Oleai Elementary School.
Despite this, FMS principal Cherlyn Cabrera intends to keep her students active throughout the school year. Yesterday, for its beginning ceremony, Cabrera hosted a push-up competition between school staff and the students as a means to introduce the students to the new school year.
“Despite the challenges we face, we will try our best to accommodate the needs of our students,” Liwag said.
