- April 18, 2024
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Alexis and Sean Zeilman
Bay Haven School of Basics Plus Principal Chad Erickson welcomes back Bianca Aballau.
Bay Haven School of Basics Plus Principal Chad Erickson welcomes new student David Aballau.
Ella Hornberger enjoys breakfast before her first day of Kindergarten with Vicki and Jen Hornberger.
Kindergarten teacher Jeannette Nowaski opens the door to her classroom for eager students to enter.
Kindergarten teacher Jeannette Nowaski opens the door to her classroom for eager students to enter.
Speech and language teacher Kathy Gold welcomes students to campus at Bay Haven School of Basics Plus.
Speech and language teacher Kathy Gold welcomes students to campus at Bay Haven School of Basics Plus.
Kindergarten student Alexandra Rains brought an apple for her new teacher.
Morgan and Sharron Smith
Parents dropped off students at the entrance to Bay Haven School of Basics Plus.
Students look up class schedules in the halls of Bay Haven School of Basics Plus.
Simone Vaccaro greets her new Kindergarten teacher Jeannette Nowaski.
Parents Stephanie and Nick Horne send off Audriana for her first day of Kindergarten.
Yajaira Aballua snaps a photo of her son David in front of his new school.
As new kindergartner David Aballay approached the front steps to Bay Haven School of Basics Plus his mother Yajaira snapped a photo of him posed next to a chalk-drawn manatee.
It was part of a a message to students read “Welcome Manatees” on the pavement near the entrance to the school. Aballay then continued his exciting first day of school by meeting Principal Chad Erickson.
“He’s a little nervous,” Yajaira said.
Teachers and students across Sarasota County got out the first day jitters Monday morning. Whether it was kindergarten students arriving on campus for the first time or fifth-grade students returning for a final year, Principal Erickson described the atmosphere as “electric.”
Erickson stood on the front steps of the school and greeted families as they dropped off students. He shook hands, answered questions and caught up with students.
“Some of the students were showing me their new shoes and other were telling me about their summer vacations” Erickson said. “That’s the most important part of my job, connecting with their families.”
