CORAL GABLES, FLA. (WSVN) - It’s the first day of school for the Archdiocese of Miami.
Sixty-five Catholic schools throughout Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties welcomed about 37,000 students for the new school year. Tuesday morning.
7News cameras captured students and their parents arriving at St. Theresa Catholic School in Coral Gables for the start of the school year.
“It is always my one of my favorite days of the year because, you know, we’ve been so quiet all summer, and then you see that wave of children coming back and joy-filled, trying to get back into school to see their friends, to start up new relationships and to start learning. It’s always a great day,” said Father Manny Alvarez with St. Theresa.
“We’ve had a wonderful summer, and [my son] is ready for a brand-new school year, the best school ever,” said a parent dropping off her child.
This year’s enrollment at local Catholic schools is up by about 600 students, marking the fifth consecutive year of increased enrollment and continued momentum for Catholic education.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools begin their academic year on Thursday.
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