- November 6, 2020
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Erica Babcock gives instructions to teams at a sixth grade pep rally at Indian Trails Middle School on the first day of school. Courtesy photo by Flagler Schools/Jason Wheeler
Transportation supervisor Geri Drayton gets an early start to the day. Courtesy photo by Flagler Schools/Jason Wheeler
Assistant Superintendent LaShakia Moore and Superintendent Cathy Mittelstadt stop at Buddy Taylor Middle School. Courtesy photo by Flagler Schools/Jason Wheeler
Buddy Taylor Middle School staff and faculty greet parents and students at the drop-off line. Courtesy photo by Flagler Schools/Jason Wheeler
The Flagler Palm Coast High School percussion section gives Buddy Taylor Middle School students a rousing welcome. Courtesy photo by Flagler Schools/Jason Wheeler
Flagler Palm Coast High Activities Director Evanna Fretterd, helps students with their schedules. Courtesy photo by Flagler Schools/Jason Wheeler
Buddy Taylor Middle School students prepare to go to their first classes. Courtesy photo by Flagler Schools/Jason Wheeler
Claire Doyle, an intern school psychologist at FPC, assists a student. Courtesy photo by Flagler Schools/Jason Wheeler
Amy Gambone, the multi-tiered system of supports coordinator at FPC, helps a student find his class. Courtesy photo by Flagler Schools/Jason Wheeler
FPC Principal Bobby Bossardet and Flagler Schools Assistant Superintendent LaShakia Moore. Courtesy photo by Flagler Schools/Jason Wheeler
Imagine School at Town Center teacher Nancy Presnell meets her students. Courtesy photo by Flagler Schools/Jason Wheeler
Superintendent Cathy Mittelstadt visits a classroom at Imagine School at Town Center. Courtesy photo by Flagler Schools/Jason Wheeler
Indian Trails Middle School custodians Guadalupe Garcia and Melinda Myles pause for a photo during lunchtime. Courtesy photo by Flagler Schools/Jason Wheeler
Indian Trails Middle School Assistant Principal Katie Hansen leads a group of sixth graders taking part in a pep rally. Courtesy photo by Flagler Schools/Jason Wheeler
A team of sixth graders unlock a combination lock at a pep rally at Indian Trails Middle School. Courtesy photo by Flagler Schools/Jason Wheeler
A group of students at Belle Terre Elementary School gets a walking tour of the campus. Courtesy photo by Flagler Schools/Jason Wheeler
Students at Old Kings Elementary School settle in for lunch on Day 1. Courtesy photo by Flagler Schools/Jason Wheeler
Students go through the lunch line at Old Kings Elementary School. Courtesy photo by Flagler Schools/Jason Wheeler
Superintendent Cathy Mittelstadt visits with Rymfire Elementary School Principal Travis Lee. Courtesy photo by Flagler Schools/Jason Wheeler
Second grade teacher Tracy Kuhn on lunch duty at Rymfire Elementary School. Courtesy photo by Flagler Schools/Jason Wheeler
Flagler Schools Superintendent Cathy Mittelstadt and Assistant Superintendent of Academic Services LaShakia Moore made the rounds on the first day of school Wednesday, Aug. 10.
"It was a wonderful first day of school," Mittelstadt said.
It was not only the first day of school for more than 13,000 students but also for three new principals in Flagler County. Flagler Palm Coast High School Principal Bobby Bossardet and Wadsworth Elementary School Principal Paul Peacock previously had been principals in the school district before moving to the district office.
New Matanzas High School Principal Kristin Bozeman also returns to a school campus after working as a district administrator. She had been the director of instructional personnel for the St. Johns County School District. Previously, Bozeman was an assistant principal at three high schools and a middle school in St. Johns County.
Bossardet takes over at his alma mater. He was the principal at Buddy Taylor Middle School before moving into leadership positions in the district. He was most recently the district's assistant superintendent of academic services.
Peacock had been the principal at Indian Trails Middle School for eight years before becoming the district's chief of operational services a year ago.