Hooray for the first day

Last Updated on Thursday, October 04, 2012 10:13 am Written by SHAUN SMITH Thursday, September 06, 2012 11:33 am

Hershal Parekh, 9, helps students find Kathryn Fiedler's fourth grade class on the first day of school.

Excitement was bouncing off the walls of the gymnasium at the Ventnor Educational Community Complex as teachers and administrators welcomed students and parents on the first day of school Thursday, Sept. 6.

The rainy morning didn’t dampen any spirits as Interim Superintendent Robert Baker welcomed guests before they entered the gymnasium.

“Isn’t it the best thing when every year we get to start over again,” Baker said. “It’s wonderful. The kids are excited and some of the parents are even more excited.”

Back to school night is 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19 for the Ventnor Middle School and 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20 for the Ventnor Elementary School.

Photos by Shaun Smith

Dennis Khuc walks his children, Michael, 7, entering second grade and Emily 6, entering first grade, into the Ventnor Educational Community Complex.   Kim Callahan and her daughter Alexandra Helduser, 9, wait for school to start in the Ventnor Educational Community Complex gymnasium.   Commissioner Frank Sarno accompanies his children, Hayden, 3, and Mattie, 6 on the first day of school.   Commissioner Frank Sarno accompanies his children, Hayden, 3, and Mattie, 6 on the first day of school.