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Panther Camp helps familiarize incoming 9th graders with their new school
August
29, 2011
Incoming 9th graders and their
families were welcomed to
Monticello
High School during the annual Panther Camp event held on August
24. The evening provided students with a chance to acclimate
themselves to the layout of their new school building. It also
gave them an opportunity to get their class schedules, find
their lockers, and meet some teachers and classmates. High
school cafeteria staff provided families with a complimentary
fresh fruit buffet and burger barbeque.
High school freshman Sienna Tate,
who attended the event with her mom and little sister, expressed
her excitement about entering high school, getting on the
volleyball team, taking cooking classes and, of course, seeing
her friends again.
Upperclassmen volunteered to answer questions and guide students through the building. Senior class member Rachelle Walker remembered when she was entering high school and how Panther Camp helped her feel welcome and less nervous on her first day. By spending this time helping others, she felt she could “give-back” the positive experience.
Photos:
Superintendent of Schools Daniel A. Teplesky, right, introduced himself to many of the attendees. From left, the trio of juniors, Annie Purcell, Aimee Rice and Saige Sanford, welcome the new superintendent to Monticello.
Ninth-grader Sienna Tate, right, enjoyed the evening with her mom, Christine Dattel and her baby sister Shaylea Tate, who will also be attending a new school when she enters kindergarten at the George L. Cooke Elementary School on September 6.
From left, Monticello High School senior Rachelle Walker and junior Kayla Harrell volunteered to help out at the Panther Camp event.
More photos from the Panther Camp / 9th Grade Orientation Event
