Kentucky transportation officials reminded all drivers to slow down in school zones, obey warning flashers on buses and never pass a bus on undivided highways when the stop arm is extended, and drive carefully. Hundreds of buses will be sharing roadways with work-day commuters each morning and afternoon.
As of 10 a.m., district spokeswoman Lisa Deffendall said, “Everything is running smoothly.”
At the new $82 million Frederick Douglass High School, extra staff were on hand Wednesday morning to get the non-traditional cafeteria up and running by the start of breakfast at 7:15 a.m., said Michelle Coker, director of district Child Nutrition. Students and staff will be learning a new grab-and-go serving system.
Saugat Bohara, 16, just moved from Iowa to Lexington and was walking into the high school for classes for the first time Wednesday.“I don’t know anybody. I don’t think anybody knows anybody. I’m kind of nervous,” he said.
The first day jitters was a common condition among the approximately 1,000 students walking into the new 350,000 square-foot school.
“At first I was nervous,” said Zoe Kannah, “I thought ‘I’m a freshman and everything’s going to be new.’ Some of my friends and some of my family members told me, ‘It’s all right. Everyone’s going to be new.’”
Community leaders welcomed students as they arrived for the first day of classes at Carter G. Woodson Academy at Lexington’s newest high school, Fredrick Douglas.
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Douglass, Lexington’s sixth high school, features career academies and junior Jalen Gardner expects that he will study pre-nursing.
“It’s a very nice school,” Jalen said. “It’s going to be an interesting year.”
The school is also the new home of the Carter G. Woodson Academy, which provides an advanced and rigorous curriculum through the lens of black history, culture, literature, teaching and learning strategies. The traditional college preparatory program, which launched in the fall of 2012, serves about 200 males in grades 6-12.
Douglass, Lexington’s sixth high school, features career academies and junior Jalen Gardner expects that he will study pre-nursing.
“It’s a very nice school,” Jalen said. “It’s going to be an interesting year.”
The school is also the new home of the Carter G. Woodson Academy, which provides an advanced and rigorous curriculum through the lens of black history, culture, literature, teaching and learning strategies. The traditional college preparatory program, which launched in the fall of 2012, serves about 200 males in grades 6-12.