NEWELL—The hallways were filled with excited children exploring new classrooms and meeting new teachers at the Newell School Open House on the evening of August 14.
All kinds of activities were planned for the students to participate in and get comfortable with the new year ahead, including a Title 1 scavenger hunt that sent kids around the school to perform a variety of quests to get a prize. Some of the tasks included things like: visit Mrs. Wallace in the Library for an “I Love to Read” bracelet and meet our new PE teacher, Mr. Santiago, in the gym and pick up a pencil. There were four tasks to complete and they could be done in any order.
For those students interested in being in band, Haggerty’s Music was on hand to help kids get an instrument. The Newell Cheer Squad was selling pom-poms for school spirit and FFA was set up to recruit new members.
In her second year as Superintendent and High School Principal, Pandi Pittman is looking forward to an exciting new year of school. “We’re focused on team and we’re working to develop a positive and motivated culture,” she said.
All teaching positions are full and everyone is ready to begin! “We had great inservice, and we all got the WE ARE NEWELL t-shirts,” said Pittman. WE ARE NEWELL is the students’ rally cry for school pride.
High School football practice has started, as well as high school volleyball and cross country track are underway.
The first day of school is August 18, 2025.
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