Parents and teachers crowded in the Jetnasium for this year’s back-to-school night on Aug. 24. Despite the pouring rain outside, enthusiastic parents and students went on a tour all around the school. The myriad of campus renovations done over the summer interested many parents.  

“In the past, we had families go through each of their child’s classes, a green day and a blue day, which meant that the parents had a total of eight classes to visit. However, that also included passing periods for each of those, which was very time-consuming,” Mrs. Cameron, the secondary principal, said. Many of last year’s attendees wanted to see locations outside of their children’s classes, but it was difficult due to the previous schedule. Some people got lost, unable to find classrooms. 

Mrs. Cameron, recognizing these issues, changed the program this year to implement a free-moving system. The new agenda allowed families to tour lockers and other classrooms with plenty of time to spare. “We were able to provide more time to learn general information about what students are learning in the different subject departments,” Cameron added. 

Families visited new arrangements around campus, including the new art rooms in place of the previous dorm storage rooms. Christina Kim in sixth grade said, “I visited to see the new art class. I don’t have any time to see the new art room, and because we have art next semester, I wanted to check it out during this time.” 

Impressed parents left positive comments about the innovations in both the school facilities and the tour itself. “I attended this event last year. We were not given the choice to just roam around the classrooms freely. I think that it is fun to just walk around wherever we want. The new exterior of the school is nice, and the structure is cool too,” second-grader Ella Lee’s mother said, dazed by all the renovations. 

With affirmative feedback from teachers, students, and parents alike, back-to-school night 2.0 kicked off the 2023~2024 year with no snafus. The new changes around the campus were the cherry on top for the night. 

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Jessica Woo

The sixth-graders' parents listen attentively as Mr. Hutchings introduces his class.