Seminole County

Seminole teachers prepare for start of school

SANFORD, Fla. — Teachers at one Seminole County school are racing to prepare for the first day of school.

At Seminole High School work continues on classrooms for the first day of classes August 17.

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“We are running about as well as we could hope given the circumstances.” said Seminole High principal Dr. Jordan Rodriguez.

Seminole High school has more than 4,300 students, but this year only 1,800 will be on campus. 

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“The main thing right now is making sure the teachers know exactly what they are teaching and making sure the supplies we ordered are coming in and distributed.” Dr. Rodriguez says. 

Students are expected to receive schedules this week.

Matt Reeser

Matt Reeser, WFTV.com

Matt Reeser joined WFTV in 1998 as a news photographer and has worked for television stations in Kentucky and West Virginia.

Jeff Levkulich

Jeff Levkulich, WFTV.com

Jeff Levkulich joined the Eyewitness News team as a reporter in June 2015.