On Thursday, August 20 Mary Miller presented to Rotary the changes at the Antwerp School since COVID has changed all of the operations from the ground up. The day started with the kids getting on the bus and all wearing a mask. Upon arriving at the school the kids all had their temperatures taken by 8 people standing at the two entrances, avoiding too close of contact. They were able to test 700 young people in a little over 10. minutes which was faster than Marty expected!
This year they have alum Sam Williamson joining the Antwerp School staff through Western Buckeye. Sam is the online liaison & full time substitute teacher. He is the support person for the 54 students who opted to stay at home in the NOVA program. Marty stated that there are currently 16 homeschooled students in the district, also.
There are also new water dispensers at school that were previously water fountains. This enables students to have a touch less refill station for the students. The class sizes are about the same as other years and the enrollment is similar.
