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Blue Bag Media
GHS bus
arrivals are on time; no hitches Day 1
GREENVILLE – “We are on time!” said Jon McGreevey, director of Business
Services & Career Technology at Greenville High School. It was Aug.
27, the first day of school for Greenville City Schools. Three buses
were still enroute at 7:46 a.m.; classes were scheduled to begin at
7:49. All three had arrived and dropped off their students by 7:48.
McGreevey, Assistant Principal Carl Brown and Principal Ken Neff were
outside at different points in front of Greenville High School.
Numerous alterations to student access had been made due to the ongoing
construction work to the cafeteria addition. One of them included a
different line-up for the buses, the vast majority of which typically
arrived about 7:30. On Wednesday, however, they came in at different
times, from about 7:20 to just before the beginning of class.
“Not unusual for the first few days,” McGreevey said. “There are always
little glitches here and there; students aren’t at their stops on time,
drivers may have to wait more in some areas than others…
‘My brain
doesn’t need expanding’
GREENVILLE – Reactions seemed to be unanimous… none of the Greenville
High School students arriving early for Day 1 of the new school year
wanted to be there. No. No. No. And no again. A few with a strong
emphasis on NO! Reasons, however were mixed.
One student was concerned about the construction interfering with his
nap time. “I don’t know where I’m going to take my nap,” he said,
frustrated. Eventually he just shrugged his shoulders… “In class, I
guess.”
Another student looked at the construction in bewilderment. “This isn’t
my school!” he said. “What have they done with my school?” As a
sophomore this year, he says he’s a ‘seasoned’ veteran of first day
happenings… “I have the books I bought at the fair…
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