{"id":9653,"date":"2021-08-27T14:27:40","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T18:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/?p=9653"},"modified":"2021-08-27T14:27:40","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T18:27:40","slug":"the-acps-school-year-is-officially-under-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/the-acps-school-year-is-officially-under-way\/","title":{"rendered":"The ACPS School Year is Officially Under Way!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happy faces all around as ACPS students, teachers and staff returned to school for five-day, in-person learning this week. The 2021-22 school year opened with students excited to see their teachers, staff and classmates face-to-face and to settle into their new classrooms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visiting all ACPS school campuses to begin the new school year, School Board Chair Meagan L. Alderton joined Superintendent Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr. in greeting students and welcoming them enthusiastically.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou can see the smiles behind the masks,\u201d Alderton said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Hutchings urged everyone to strive to do their best and support each other as we begin the 2021-22 school year with a vision of great expectations for what our students will achieve academically and socially through SEAL (Social, Emotional, and Academic Learning) support.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-theme=\"light\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;I am strong &#x1f4aa;&#x1f3fe; I am so, so smart! &#x1f9e0;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>What an amazing way to begin the day with song &amp; movement! Our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NaomiLBrooksES?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NaomiLBrooksES<\/a> students and staff are ready for a successful year! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ACPSFirstDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ACPSFirstDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9hvEUkHSWW\">pic.twitter.com\/9hvEUkHSWW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria City Public Schools (@ACPSk12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACPSk12\/status\/1430167179312472074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Cora Kelly School for Math, Science and Technology, students said the best part about being back in the classroom is being alongside their peers. \u201cI\u2019m excited to see my friends again!\u201d they exclaimed down the hallway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis is the best third grade class experience,\u201d teachers at Charles Barrett Elementary School said. \u201cConsidering they\u2019ve been out of the classroom for a long time, they\u2019re following directions and being great listeners.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students entering Alexandria City High School were greeted by the school\u2019s band and cheerleaders, among others who gave everyone a warm welcome on the big day.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We are bringing it in full force on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ACPSFirstDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ACPSFirstDay<\/a> for our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexCityTitans?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AlexCityTitans<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GCGhRWzxTj\">https:\/\/t.co\/GCGhRWzxTj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria City Public Schools (@ACPSk12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACPSk12\/status\/1430151002498506758?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a look at our photos from the week:<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"First Days of School 2021-22\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/592901846?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479&amp;h=607b3e88d3\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy faces all around as ACPS students, teachers and staff returned to school for five-day, in-person learning this week. 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