BY CAROL MOSLEY
Special to the Telegraph
Brooker Community School is getting ready for students to return by equipping them with a backpack and starter supplies. It was also a chance for family of students to meet the new principal, Thomas Lashley. He and his wife, Laura, were there to welcome the incoming students and their parents.
Families had a hot dog lunch and students picked their favorite backpack from the ones lined up on a table at the back of the room. The backpacks were filled with the basic supplies of paper, pencils and such. There were also folders, crayons, rulers and other essentials.
Attendance is up to more than 80 students enrolled so far. Sixth grade was added this year. And there was a room full of incoming kindergartners excited to begin their educational journey. Now, the teachers can be sure that all students show up for the first day of school with everything they need to get started.
