Seaford Students Kick Off The New School Year

While the weather may have suggested otherwise, summer vacation was over and a new school year began in the Seaford School District. Whether they walked to school with their parents, came by bus or drove a car decorated in green and white, students were smiling as they arrived on Sept. 4 and were enthusiastically greeted by administrators, teachers and staff.

The Seaford High School parking lot was filled with cars with “SEN19R” written in green and white on the back windows. In addition to wearing matching shirts, that was how the Class of 2019 showed their spirit to begin their final year.

New high school art teacher Melinda DiGiovanna said she felt the energy as she walked through the halls and met her photography, media and studio art students.

“All of the students coming in have been very excited and very receptive to the activities I have planned for this year,” she said. “I have felt very welcomed here. Everyone is so happy and that makes me excited to come to school.”

Seaford Harbor Elementary School fifth-grader Cameron Calderaro said she was glad to be back at school to see her friends and meet her new teachers. She is looking forward to developing her math and reading skills, going on field trips, and being a leader in the school.

“You have to set the example for all the kindergartners and the younger kids,” she said.

Several fifth-grade volunteers at Harbor met kindergartners as they got off the bus to take them to their classrooms for the first time. The new students had name tags with one of five symbols that corresponded to their classroom — an apple, a school bus, a star, a frog and a friendly bee.

Seaford’s seventh- and 10th-grade students came to school for the first time with their laptops, part of the district’s new Personal Digital Learning Initiative. Sixth- and ninth-graders will soon receive their devices, as will fifth-graders for use in the classroom. The program will expand the opportunities for technology-based instruction.

Photos courtesy Seaford School District