New school year gets started in Aiken, Edgefield counties
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The new school year began Monday in Aiken and Edgefield counties.
Some in Aiken County are still getting accustomed to the year-round school schedule, and there have been mixed emotions posted online about how it’s going.
At Midland Valley High School on Monday, parents and students seemed excited about the new year.
“These are the best kids around the best kept secret in the CSRA,” Midland Valley Principal Sheldon Higgenbottom said.
They’ve been preparing for the first day but had less time.
“You have a little bit of a shorter summer, and just the adjustment is trying to get everything prepared. And to make sure you’re, you know, everything’s good to go. We put in a lot of hours. My counselors, my teachers, everybody just put in a ton of hours getting everything ready,” he said.
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“Looking forward to this year being a good year,” said Glinda Washington, parent,
Her daughter is an incoming freshman and even though it’s her first year in high school. It won’t be her first time doing year-round school.
“It worked out pretty good. I mean, two weeks in October and two weeks for spring break,” she said.
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At Midland Valley, they are excited to see more students walking the halls.
“It’s a lot. But it’s okay. We’re the more the merrier,” Higgenbottom said
One parent says it’s been an easy transition.
“Speaking with the people in the office, they were really sweet. I look forward to starting school at a different school and just trying something different,” said Parent Crystal Lee.
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