Courier Staff Report
About 3700 students showed up for the first day of the 2015-16 school year Wednesday. School officials say the process went fairly smoothly.
New Principal Abhi Brar told The Courier Thursday that the roll-out of the new school year went well, except for a few problems with classrooms and identification cards.
Brar said that the opening of the school was smoothed by the work of about 25 parent volunteers, who helped hand out schedules in Colt Court and Memorial Square. As a result, the line of students needing their schedules was largely eliminated by the 8:20 a.m. start of first period. In previous years, hundreds of students waited for their schedules well into the school day. Brar said helpers from the Educational Services Center, also known as the district office, also helped pare down the line.
Brar said things didn’t go as smoothly regarding getting those students picture identification cards. Lifetouch, the company which takes student and staff photographs, had some equipment problems, resulting in some students not getting IDs. Brar said the company would return soon to correct the problem.
Another issue, Brar said, was that several classrooms were not ready for the students or teachers assigned to them.
Some students were not glad to be back at school.
Some students were less positive.
Shereen Abdullah, 15, a sophomore, said she is ” a little stressed out about the work,” and that she is “not very excited about seeing people I don’t like.”
Despite her reservations, Abdullah said she is “hoping to do better than last year.”
So does senior Alejandra Guerrero, 16. “I think [this school year] is going to be great, because I’m going to try my hardest,” said Guerrero
Ashley Romero, a 17-year-old senior, was also positive about the coming school year. “I get to have cool classes,” she said.
Christian Solis, 16. a junior, said “After meeting my teachers, I feel this is going to be a fun school year.”
Manmit Narwal, 16, a junior, echoed those sentiments. “It feels great to be back seeing friends and meeting new people in my class.”
Catherine Finnigan, 14, a freshman had more mixed emotions. “It’s scary” coming to Logan, she said, but interesting because of what I learn in classes.”
Jahil, a 17-year-old senior who didn’t give his last name was clear in his feelings. “I hate every minute of it. I hate everyone around me and everyone keeps mistaking me for a freshman.”