New principal welcomes students at Cave Spring Elementary School.
Cave Spring Elementary School hosted a reception Tuesday evening for students and their parents to meet the school’s new principal who answered their questions as well as shared his vision for the new school year.
Kyle Abernathy, former assistant principal at Model Elementary, greeted community members at the door of the cafeteria and talked to his new students about the upcoming school year. Abernathy also had a newsletter for parents to pick up which gave some of his background.
He will bring some new life, new energy and new blood to the school, said Melinda Jeffers, board of education representative for the Cave Spring area. Abernathy comes highly recommended she said, and there are many in the community who are looking forward to what he will bring to the school.
“He is a kid person,” Jeffers said as she watched Abernathy talk with families one by one. “He is a people person, too.”
CSES parent Brandi Evans said Abernathy started getting involved in the school as soon as he found out about the job. She said the first time she met Abernathy and Cave Spring Elementary School Principal Kyle Abernathy (from left) talks to Amy Reeves and Abby Waters, an upcoming fifth-rader at CSES, during the Meet Your Principal Event on Tuesday evening. Waters asked her new principal about her class size and who her teacher will be. his wife was at the Jumping their chance to ask questions Jackets event at the end of and express concerns about the previous school year. the upcoming school year.
Maria Barajas, mom of upcoming Abernathy said he plans on pre-k student Bella, expanding the school science, said the event was very helpful technology, engineering and for her daughter who will math program at the school. be starting her first school CSES is the only Stem-certified year at Cave Spring. school in the county
“She was a little nervous before school system, according to we came,” she said. “But his newsletter. When school I think she will be fine now.” starts Abernathy will start
Abernathy said he wanted the school on a two-year plan the event to be low key to earn its STEAM — STEM and relaxed. Open house with art — certification. gets so chaotic he said, it The elementary school become difficult to answer will have its open house on specific questions. He said July 30 from 4:30-6 p.m. a lot of the questions he got for all grades. School will from students were about start on Aug. 1 for all Floyd his height. Parents also got County Schools.