First Day of School Quotes - Gaston County Schools

Quote About the First Day of School
From School Principal
• Ashbrook High School – We had a great first day with our students arriving, in
traditional Greenwave style, eager and enthusiastic to begin the 2012-2013 school year.
– Joey Clinton – Principal, Ashbrook High
• William Blaine Beam Intermediate – Beam Intermediate had a smooth opening day
from the first bell all the way to the bus ride home. A very successful start to a new
year. – Emily P. Smallwood – Principal, W.B. Beam Intermediate
• H. H. Beam Elementary School – We had a fantastic start to the new school year. We
appreciate our parents support and the hard work of our entire staff to make it
successful! We look forward to a great school year! Susan Redmond – Principal, H.
H. Beam Elementary
• Belmont Central Elementary School – We welcomed 677 smiling faces to our school
today. They are all ready to learn, think and lead. It's going to be a great year at
Belmont Central Elementary School. Sara F. Moore – Principal, Belmont Central
Elementary
• Belmont Middle School – Belmont Middle School had a great opening of school for
2012-2013. Students were dismissed from the gym after a greeting from Mr. Schultz.
All students were in class by 8:20 and teachers began going over procedures. All buses
ran smoothly both in the morning and afternoon. – Mark A. Schultz – Principal,
Belmont Middle
• W. A. Bess Elementary School – 625 W.A. Bess Bulldogs entered the front doors this
morning! While only a few Bess kindergarten students shed tears as their parents
dropped them off, it seemed even tougher for parents to say good-bye. No bones about
it, students and teachers had a dog-gone great first day at Bess! - Laura Dixon –
Principal, W. A. Bess Elementary
• Bessemer City High School – The hive came alive today. Students and staff enjoyed a
great day getting acquainted and settling into a normal routine. – James Montgomery ,
Principal, Bessemer City High
• Bessemer City Middle School – We had a fabulous opening day! It was nice to see all
of the smiling faces this morning. All students handled the transition to either middle
school or a higher grade with ease. We hope to have 184 more just like today!
Rebecca E. Wilson – Principal, Bessemer City Middle
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• Brookside Elementary School – We had a great start to the day. Our boys and girls
came in with smiling faces and were ready to learn. Our teachers and students did a
fantastic job practicing their procedures. We want to thank our parents for their
patience with our new dismissal procedures and we are looking forward to a great
year.- Todd Dellinger – Principal, Brookside Elementary
• Carr Elementary School – The Carr staff is awesome! Students came back smiling and
ready to go. We are going to have a great school year! Chris Germain – Principal, Carr
Elementary
• Catawba Heights Elementary – We had a very exciting first day of school. The school
atmosphere was filled with smiles, hugs, and cheery faces. We are happy to welcome
new students and staff as they join our Hurricane family. We are eager to start the
year with our theme as a guiding focus: EXPLORE....Encounter new challenges,
eXamine possibilities , Plan your path, Learn from each other, Open your mind, Reach
beyond your limits, Expect results. – Phyllis Whitworth – Principal, Catawba Heights
Elementary
• John Chavis Middle School – We had a great opening day at John Chavis Middle
School. Our students and teachers were ready for the year to begin, and everything
went smoothly throughout the day. We are looking forward to 179 more days that are
just as good! Bryan A. Denton – Principal, Chavis Middle
• Chapel Grove Elementary School – You could feel the excitement in the air at Chapel
Grove Elementary on our first day of 2012-13. The feeling is - this is going to be our
best year yet! - Roxann Jimison – Principal, Chapel Grove Elementary
• Cherryville Elementary School – A great day in Little Ironmen Country! We had a
great first day of school. This was by far the smoothest opening yet – Lonnia Hoyle
Beam – Principal, Cherryville Elementary
• Cherryville High School – Today was the smoothest opening day I have been apart of. –
Derrick Jackson – Principal, Cherryville High
• Costner Elementary School – "Congratulations! Today is your day. You're off to Great
Places! You're off and away!” - Dr. Seuss - Jodi N. Edwards – Principal, Costner
Elementary
• Cramerton Middle School – Great first day of school! A lot of good things are going
on at Cramerton Middle School. A tradition of excellence. – Amy Holbrook –
Principal, Cramerton Middle
• W.C. Friday Middle School – Friday had an outstanding first day. Based on all the
smiling faces of students and staff, we are on course to a outstanding school year!
Crystal C. Houser – Principal, W. C. Friday Middle
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• Forest Heights Elementary School – Forest Heights' best and brightest showed up
ready to learn. Another first day of school has moved swiftly by and was truly magical
from the first minute to the last minute of our school day. Our boys and girls came in
excited and ready to begin. We challenged them to make this the best school year of
their lives. We are certain to have many more fantastic moments like today. Lucretia
R. Rice – Principal, Forest Heights Elementary
• Forestview High School – The best opening day ever for me at the best high school in
the state. – Chad Carper – Principal, Forestview High
• Gardner Park Elementary School – Gardner Park had a smooth opening today. We
have welcomed a great many new children and parents into the Gardner Park family
and look forward to a great year of learning! We would like to thank our parents for
their patience with our new bus routes this year. Shay Matthews – Principal, Gardner
Park Elementary
• Hawks Nest Intermediate – Hawks Nest Intermediate had a fantastic first day of
school. Students enjoyed meeting their teachers and making new friends in class. One
fifth grade student said it best when his mother asked him how his day was. He replied,
"Epic, Mom, it was epic.” – Lorinda Brusie – Principal, Hawks Nest Intermediate
• Highland School of Technology – Just like attending the State Fair, attending the
Daytona 500, pledging the flag and listening to the National Anthem at a ballgame, all
of these events are filled with excitement and that is what the first day at Highland has
been like. We look forward to all 180 days to be filled with excitement and learning
because the Highland School of Technology is, "Simply the Best!" – Lee Dedmon –
Principal, Highland School of Technology
• Holbrook Middle School – Holbrook's first day ran like a well-oiled machine.
Teachers were teaching, students were learning, and overall, everyone seemed really
happy to be back in school. Our new car rider procedure went extremely well as did all
of our new procedures. We are looking forward to a wonderful year. – Jessica G.
McGee – Principal, Holbrook Middle
• Kiser Elementary School – What a day we had a Kiser! It seemed like a normal school
day in October – Plenty of smiles, great classroom instruction, and overall a fantastic
day to begin our school year. Dr. James Ramere – Principal, Kiser Elementary
• Lingerfeldt Elementary School – We had an absolutely wonderful first day. Students
came in ready to learn and were engaged within the first hour! – Staci M. Bradley,
M.Ed. – Principal, Lingerfeldt Elementary
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• McAdenville Elementary – What a joy it was to see the bright smiles and happy faces
of our McAdenville Elementary children this morning! Our first day was full of fun
and instruction and reinforced that our motto is correct. McAdenville.....Because
powerful things come in small packages - Katherine S. Withers – Principal,
McAdenville Elementary
• Mt. Holly Middle School – No other day of the school year is filled with as much
enthusiasm, anticipation and eagerness as the first day of school. Today proved to be
that very day at MHMS as nearly 800 students entered the doors of 124 South
Hawthorne Street. Just one of the reasons that Mt. Holly Middle School is the best
choice for education for all students in its surrounding area. – Jennifer B. Reep –
Principal, Mt. Holly Middle
• New Hope Elementary School Parent – Quote from a New Hope parent: "I thought
that new dismissal procedure was going to be a nightmare, but it actually went pretty
smoothly." Allen R. Lewis Jr. – Principal, New Hope Elementary
• North Gaston High School – The wildcats has a fantastic start of the 2012-2013 school
year! We had a smooth opening and both our students and staff were clearly excited
and ready to greet each other and begin a great new chapter in North Gaston's history!
– Judith M. Moore – Principal, North Gaston High
• Page Elementary School – It was evident that our teachers at Page Primary School
spent significant time in training, locating instructional resources, sharing ideas and
organizing their classes to implement the Common Core and Essential Standards.
Students were excited to see their newly organized classroom libraries, work in their
problem-solving investigations groups, and learn about how they will explore,
investigate & discover this year. - Lynn A. Bennett – Principal, Page Elementary
• Pinewood Elementary School – Pinewood Elementary School's students, families and
staff worked extremely well to provide a smooth opening to our school year. - Jacob
Barr – Principal, Pinewood Elementary
• Pleasant Ridge Elementary School – The first day at Pleasant Ridge Elementary
School was fabulous. Students and staff were equally excited about back to school.
Staff members planned exciting lessons and students were well behaved. It could not
have gone any better. Amy Hord – Principal, Pleasant Ridge Elementary
• Rankin Elementary School – The first day of school is my favorite! Lots of happy
faces, excited students and teachers, and smiling parents it is one of the best days of the
year! Kristin Kiser – Principal, Rankin Elementary
• Rhyne Elementary School – We had a fantastic first day at Rhyne Elementary. Our
school was full of energy and enthusiasm from students, teachers and staff. We know
today was just the first of many outstanding school days. – Rebecca Huffstetler –
Principal, Rhyne Elementary
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• Robinson Elementary School – Great first day! We are looking forward to a year
where we transform the Common Core into uncommon results. - Bill Kessler, Principal,
Robinson Elementary
• Sadler Elementary School – Our students at Sadler Elementary were excited to return
to school and eager to get started. As I visited the classrooms, students were involved
in meaningful and engaging lessons using laptops, the SMART Board, and wipe off
boards to allow all students to participate. We had a wonderful start to the 2012-2013
school year. – Rebekah Lawing Duncan – Principal, Sadler Elementary
• South Point High School – We would like to thank our faculty, staff, parents, and
students for working together as a team for a smooth and successful start to our school
year. – Gary Ford – Principal, South Point High
• Stanley Middle School – "The Blue Devils had a great first day of school!!!!"
Everything went smoothly from the beginning of the day to the end of the day. Thanks
to all of our parents, students, teachers and staff for making it a great opening to the
2012-2013 school year!" George Conner – Principal, Stanley Middle
• Tryon Elementary School – Things were perfect at the Purrrfect Place to Learn. The
children were eager and cooperative today. We had a really great day. – Terry Usery,
Principal – Tryon Elementary
• York Chester – It was a day that was like a tidal basin. The students came in like the
morning mist, all grey and quiet, Throughout the day our teachers flourished from
having the students in the building. At the end of the day the students pounded to the
buses and like the tide going out it was calm, silent, and with a warm feeling of a job
well done. – .Michael Grimmer, Ed.S – Principal, York Chester Middle
• Webb Street School – A wonderful first day at the Webb! Our students were so happy
to be back at school. T.C. Dunlap III – Principal, Webb Street
• Woodhill Elementary School – Woodhill got off to a fantastic start today. Smiling
happy faces adorned our halls. Thanks Woodhill staff, students, and parents for
working together to make day one great for every boy and girl. – Cindy Hester,
Principal – Woodhill Elementary
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