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Principals report positive start to year; district launches student‑led Hope Squad program
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Administrators reported strong open-house turnout and the start of the school year across buildings. The high school will pilot a student-led Hope Squad suicide-prevention and peer-support program and the district resumed free breakfast and lunch districtwide.
Administrators reported a strong start to the school year across district buildings and described new programs and initiatives for students, including a student-led mental-health effort at the high school called Hope Squad.
High School administrator Mister McPhail said all four buildings are open and operations recovered after a water-leak-caused closure in one building. “It really has been a good start to the school year,” he said, describing a successful “back to school bonanza” open house that included college and employer tables, a student-activity fair and giveaways.
McPhail outlined academic priorities for the high school — data literacy, increased rigor and growth mindset work — and announced a new Hope Squad initiative. He said staff selected criteria for student peer-support representatives and planned to hold a student vote the following week to select a 20-member Hope Squad (five students per grade). “This is a mental health, student led…suicide prevention program,” McPhail said, adding the district is training staff and plans a parent breakfast for Hope Squad families before the program fully launches.
Middle-school principal Miss Hahn reported a strong open house and 29 new students at the middle school; she described rollout plans for science-of-reading curriculum work, counseling services, PBIS tier-2 supports and robust participation in athletics and clubs.
An elementary administrator described a positive first day with free breakfast and lunch available; staff and families expressed appreciation. Another elementary principal, Miss Stoker, said staff focused on easing students into routines and announced a new class-wide incentive program called SOAR Supercash tied to PBIS. She invited board members to a school celebration scheduled for Aug. 30.
Athletic and extracurricular activities were starting districtwide: McPhail and others reported soccer, volleyball, cross-country, football and other seasons beginning, with home and away schedules and community support from partners such as the Falcon’s Nest.
Board members did not take action on these reports; administrators said they would return with outcome reports on initiatives such as Hope Squad and curriculum implementation.
