The most recent addition to the Midtown cluster, Virginia-Highland Elementary School (VHE), opened its doors for its inaugural academic year on Aug. 1. Despite initial concerns about the transition, some parents and teachers feel as though the school year has started smoothly.
Virginia-Highland parent Jessica Olson, whose children previously attended Springdale Park Elementary School, was initially hesitant to transfer her children to Virginia-Highland.
“Originally, I was upset about having to leave SPARK [Springdale Park Elementary],” Olson said. “It was scary to start a new school because I wanted to make sure that my kids would be getting everything that SPARK had worked so hard for the last 10-plus years to develop.”
However, Olson’s perspective shifted once her children began school at Virginia-Highland..
“We couldn’t be happier with how it’s…
