AMI Elementary School To Reopen Weeks After Hurricane Helene: District

ANNA MARIA, FL — Anna Maria Elementary School, 4700 Gulf Drive North, will reopen Monday weeks after Hurricane Helene affected the area on Sept. 30, according to a Manatee County Schools news release.

The school’s students and staff have been attending school at Stewart Elementary, the mainland school closest to Anna Maria Elementary, in the storm’s aftermath.

“The storm surge from Helene severely impacted much of Anna Maria Island and left residents and businesses without power for a considerable amount of time,” the district said. “Access to the island since Helene has been restricted as recovery efforts have been ongoing. Thankfully, most of the school was not damaged.”

School begins at 8:25 a.m. on Monday.