Yucca Elementary holds open house with FLO in tow

Yucca Elementary staff pointed parents and students to their respective classrooms during an open house at the elementary school on Aug. 8.

The Open house began with a short presentation by Yucca Elementary School Principal Dr. Christina Trujillo about what to expect including bell schedules, pick up and drop off instructions, upcoming security measures such as the students being required to wear IDs, how parents can contribute and support systems for students.

"We are so excited to have you here, our staff has worked so hard," Trujillo said. "I'm so excited to meet you and to be here tonight."

Before getting into the main agenda for the evening, Trujillo mentioned some issues with the class lists.

"If your child is not on the class list, it doesn't mean they are not in class, we're still working on it," Trujillo said. "It's just one of those logistical issues. Just bear with us."

When the opening presentation was over, parents and students were able to meet their teachers.

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Yucca Elementary School Music and Art Teacher Bobby Anderson was standing outside his room playing a half-size guitar and was greeted with hugs by some of his students.

"I'm excited to be teaching some music this year," Anderson said.

Anderson has been at Yucca Elementary for a year and has been teaching for about two and a half years, he said.

Outside Yucca Elementary, a Jumbo 4 in a Row game and a Giant Jenga game were set up outside Alamogordo Public Schools' health bus FLO.

"We're excited to get the kids back, finally," Alamogordo Public Schools Director of Health said.

Patch was there with FLO letting people know about the programs offered by Alamogordo Public Schools' including the HOPE Task Force, the Fresh Start Program which offers qualifying students a free confidential laundry service at school during the school day, A Bed for Every Child where students to get a handmade bedframe and mattress for free and the upcoming APS Telehealth program.

The first day of class for Alamogordo Public School kindergartners, sixth graders and ninth graders is Thursday, Aug. 11 and Aug. 12 for all other students.

To introduce students to their schools and teachers, Alamogordo Public Schools held its elementary school open houses on Aug. 8 and secondary school open houses on Aug. 9.

Nicole Maxwell can be contacted by email at nmaxwell@alamogordonews.com, by phone at 575-415-6605 or on Twitter at @nicmaxreporter.

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