Students grumble as school arrives
The vacation is over as Warren County students and teachers return to their classrooms today to begin the 2004-2005 school year.
“We had a pretty good registration day Monday,” said Director of Schools Dr. Jerry Hale. “There are always a few parents who don’t know where their children are zoned, but it went well overall and we’re expecting a good year.”
Hale said 5,897 students registered during countywide registration Monday, a number he said will increase over the next few weeks. It is common, he said, for students to continue trickling in through Labor Day, and even a few are expected after the fair in mid-September. In total, he said, system officials hope to add an additional 200 to 300 students when all is said and done.
While students and teachers have enjoyed an almost three-month vacation, system officials have been busy preparing the schools for the new academic year.
The renovations of Nunley Stadium and the middle school auditorium are continuing and are expected to be completed next month.
Additional turning lanes in front of the high school were put in place in recent weeks by TDOT, a move officials hope will ease morning congestion outside the county’s biggest and busiest campus.
Work has also begun inside the WCHS campus parking lot to ease congestion, although that portion of the project will not be completed for another two weeks, said Hale. The director urges parents and student drivers to be aware of the changes and to follow instructions of the traffic director.
In other projects, Irving College Elementary received a new roof and the library at Morrison Elementary School is currently having a new floor installed.