Rockville Centre students return to the classroom
School is officially back in session. Students in the Rockville Centre School District returned to the classroom on Wednesday, Sept. 4, to kick off the new academic year under sunny skies.
For some, the day was a chance to reunite with friends and classmates and share stories of all the fun they had during their summer vacations. For others, it marked the start of a new academic journey, as they entered a new school environment for the first time.
Rockville Centre parent Jessica Lynch, a parent with two students entering first grade and kindergarten at the Jennie E. Hewitt Elementary School, said the children were excited to see old friends and make some new ones.
Teachers and administrators gathered outside the five elementary schools in the district — Francis F. Wilson, Jennie E. Hewitt, Floyd B. Watson, William S. Covert and Riverside — to greet students and help guide them to their classrooms for the start of the 2024 – 2025 school year.
“We’re super excited for the start of the 2024-2025 school year,” Superintendent Matt Gaven said. “It’s a beautiful day to welcome everybody back.”
The excitement and enthusiasm was palpable as faculty members welcomed the eager young mind back to the classroom.
It was also an exciting day for the district’s youngest learners participating in the new Universal Prekindergarten program, which, for the first time, is now being provided at both the Friedberg JCC in Oceanside and locally at the John A. Anderson Recreation Center in Rockville Centre.
