UP HERE AS WE GET BACK AT ABOUT 10 MINUTES, LET’S CHECK SOME OF THOSE WET ROADWAYS WOULD LEAN
IN THAT TIME SAVER TRAFFIC.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: AND WE’RE GOING TO TOUCH BASE WITH LENA IN JUST A MINUTE FIRST FACING
THE FALL FROM NEW SCHOOLS TO A
NEW
DRESS CODE. THIS YEAR WILL
LIKELY LOOK DIFFERENT FOR
STUDENTS IN SAINT JOHNS COUNTY
THIS MORNING, WE’LL BRING YOU
LIVE COVERAGE FROM ALL OVER
THE DISTRICT.
>>BRUCE HAMILTON: RICHARD NUNN
IS KEEPING AN EYE ON THE BUS
STOP FOR ANY WEATHER ISSUES
LENA HAS THE LATEST ON A
TRAFFIC DELAYS IN THE
AREA NATIONALLY IS LIVE AT ONE
OF THE NEW SCHOOLS, BUT FIRST
GONNA CHECK IN WITH MELANIE
WHO’S AT FRUIT COVE MIDDLE L
SINCE WILL BE THERE AND NOT
ABOUT 20 MINUTES TO THAT SCHOOL
BELL RINGS.
♪
>>LAUREN VERNO: AND IT HAS ALREADY STARTED HERE FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL SO THEY OPEN UP
THIS MORNING, THE BELL RINGS AT
7.20, BUT THEY’LL OPEN THE
DOORS JUST IN A COUPLE OF
MINUTES AND YOU SEE THAT THIS
IS A BIG YEAR, YOU KNOW THIS
IS WHEN THE KIDDO’S ARE REALLY
STARTING TO BECOME VERY
INDEPENDENT WE HAVE A FAMILY
THEY’RE SAYING GOOD MORNING TO
US AND YOU KNOW THEY’RE
DROPPING OFF THE KIDS SO THIS
IS HOW IT GOES YOU GO AROUND
THE SCHOOL HOW ARE YOU THIS
MORNING, YOU
GUYS READY. YEAH, THEY’RE READY
FOR SCHOOL AND YOU SEE THAT
THEY LINE UP THEY DROP THE KIDS
OFF AND THEN THEY MAKE THAT
ROUNDABOUT TO GET BACK ON TO
RACETRACK ROAD. THIS IS A VERY
VERY BUSY AREA. YOU HAVE
SEVERAL SCHOOLS IN THIS AREA SO
WHEN SCHOOL IS IN SESSION.
IT’S A
MUCH DIFFERENT. LOOK THEN OVER
THE SUMMER AND YOU SEE THE
KIDDO’S THEIR THEIR LINEUP AND
THEY ARE READY TO START THE
FIRST DAY. I
DO HAVE ONE EXCITING GUY OVER
HERE LIAM WHO IS A 6TH GRADER
AND HE IS STARTING THIS YEAR
HIS FIRST YEAR AND MIDDLE
SCHOOL. LIAM TELL ME ARE YOU
FEELING ABOUT THIS FIRST DAY
AND FEELING REALLY GOOD AT
SHELLEY WHAT ARE YOU MOST
EXCITED ABOUT.
>> WELL MAKING NEW FRIENDS
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>> AND STAFF.
>>LENA PRINGLE: YEAH, AND IF
YOU HAVE A FULL SCHEDULE KUZ
MIDDLE SCHOOL IS VERY
DIFFERENT. I MEAN YOU HAVE TO
CHANGE CLASSES.
>> IT WOULD
BE FUN FOR ME I STRETCH CLASSES
FROM 4 WAY TO 5TH AND SAY
THINGS STAFF.
>> ALL RIGHT SO YOU’RE READY
YOU’RE READY TO GO AND MOM ARE
YOU FEELING, I MEAN HAVE YOU
HAD A AT A NICE PEACEFUL.
SOME ARE YOU READY FOR BUSTLES
SCHOOL. YEAH HE’S GOING TO DO
IT BACK AND YOU KNOW I DID THIS
TO START THE SCHOOL U N GET C
SQUARED OFF TO A BANG.
YEAH.
>> ALL RIGHT WILLIAM GOOD LUCK
TO YOU ON YOUR FIRST DAY ROCKET
YOU LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT
YOU’RE ON TV TODAY, SO YOU’RE
LATE YOU’RE KIND OF
A STAR, JUST KNOW THAT ALL
RIGHT KIND OF A STAR ALL RIGHT
SO THERE YOU GO THEY’RE ABOUT
TO PUT UP THE FLAG TO START THE
DAY HERE AT FRUIT COVE
MIDDLE SCHOOL. IT IS GOING TO
BE A LOT OF FUN, THE KIDS THERE
YOU SEE
I SEE AND THEY’RE GIVING US A
BIG WAY, BUT THEY’RE ALL
EXCITED ABOUT THE FIRST DAY AND
COMING UP AT 7.36 WE’RE GOING
TO TALK WITH THE
PRINCIPLE HERE ABOUT REALLY
WHAT THEY’RE DOING YOU KNOW
MAKE SURE THAT THIS DAY IS
FUNDED THIS DAY
IS SAFE. AS YOU DROP YOUR KIDS
OFF FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
HERE IN SAINT JOHNS COUNTY BACK
TO YOU IN
THE STUDIO.
>> THANKS MEL NEWS. JAX
REPORTER ASHLEY HARDING IS LIVE
NOW AT PINE ISLAND ACADEMY.
IT’S
ONE OF.
>> NEW SCHOOLS TO SCHOOLS,
OPENING VERY EXCITING FOR THE
STUDENTS THERE TO GET TO GO TO
THE NEW SCHOOL CERTAINLY A
WELCOME SIGHT ALSO ACTUALLY FOR
DISTRICT THAT REALLY HAS BEEN
STRUGGLING WITH OVERCROWDING.
>>LAUREN VERNO: OH ABSOLUTELY OVERCROWDING HAS BEEN AN ISSUE IN SAINT JOHNS COUNTY FOR A
WHILE BUT AMANDA REGAL SHE IS
THE PRINCIPAL OF PINE THE NEW
PINE ISLAND ACADEMY, I’M SURE
YOU’RE ALL AWARE ABOUT THE
OVERCROWDING TALK TO US ABOUT
WHAT THIS IS GOING TO DO
TO HELP.
>> SURE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
WE’RE SO EXCITED TO OPEN
OVERCROWDING IN OUR IMMEDIATE
NOCATEE COMMUNITY.
>> WITH THE GROWTH AS FOSSETT
HAS BEEN WHERE PALM VALLEY
WHICH IS ARE WHAT WE CALL OUR
SISTER SCHOOL OF ABOUT 1200
STUDENTS WILL START WITH BY
FRIDAY. WHAT’S OUR
KINDERGARTNERS ALL SHOW UP SO
SUPER EXCITED TO SPLIT FROM
PALM VALLEY. AND BECOME OUR OWN
PINE ISLAND ACADEMY DOLPHINS
TODAY ABSOLUTELY SO WE’RE
LOOKING AT A BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS
TELL ME WHAT WHAT IS ALL HERE
THAT WE CAN SEE JUST YET
ABSOLUTELY SO WE HAVE
KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 7TH GRADE
THIS YEAR OUR 8TH GRADERS WILL
REMAIN AT PALM VALLEY FOR
THE YEAR.
>> SO THEY DON’T HAVE TO
TRANSITION TWICE AND THEN INTO
HIGH SCHOOL.
SO ARE.
>> PART OF OUR START TODAY EACH
DAY, A SMALL PORTION OF THEM
CALM SO THAT WE GET TO KNOW
THEM AND THEY GET TO
KNOW US. BUT OUR FIRST THE 7TH
ALL SHOW UP ON CAMPUS HERE IN
THE NEXT. 1520 MINUTES.
I’M SUPER EXCITED TO START
BUILDING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS
AND WRITING ARE OWN STORY IS
PINE ISLAND. >> NOW THAT’S WHERE I WAS GOING TO GO NEXT YOU KNOW THIS ISN’T
JUST OPENING A NEW SCHOOL THIS
IS LAYING A FOUNDATION STARTING
TRADITIONS TALK TO
ME ABOUT THAT PART OF IT THAT’S
THE HUMAN SIDE OF THIS YOU GOT
IT,
YOU KNOW.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE
CHARGED EACH OTHER WITH AT PINE
ISLAND HAS WHAT I CALL A STAFF
WILL T
IT IS CREATING AND BUILDING
RELATIONSHIPS THAT’S
OUR PRIORITY. I’M NOT LONG AGO
DID MANY OF THE STUDENTS JUST
OPEN
PALM VALLEY AND SO THE UNIQUE
PART OF PINE ISLAND IT IS IT IS
THE EXACT REPLICA OF
PALM VALLEY. AND SO WHEN YOU
TALK ABOUT SAFETY AND SECURITY
AND THE FEELING OF BEING SAFE.
KIDS WALK INTO A SCHOOL THAT
THEY’RE
FAMILIAR WITH. SO IT’S THE
ADULT RELATIONSHIPS IS THAT
RELATIONSHIP PART THAT WE’RE SO
EXCITED CITED TO
START BUILDING AND MAKING SURE
THAT KIDS SHOW UP EVERY DAY
KNOWING THAT WE CAN’T WAIT FOR
THEM TO
GET HERE.
>>LAUREN VERNO: AWESOME THANK
YOU SO MUCH WAS REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. BUT YEAH,
THE BILL IS GOING TO BE RINGING
VERY SHORTLY WE’RE GOING TO
START SEEING KIDS MAKING THEIR
WAY UP HERE YOU
CAN SEE A COUPLE ALREADY COUPLE
OF KIDS WEARING MASKS
RIGHT THERE, WE’RE GOING TO SEE
SOME MORE OF THEM COMING UP IN
JUST A FEW MINUTES WE’RE GOING
TO BE HERE FOR THAT BRING
YOU ALL THE EXCITEMENT OF THE