Orcas Elementary hosted “Tea Under the Tree” on Tuesday, Aug. 30 for parents and the community to greet Interim Elementary Principal Lorena Stankevich. She is pictured here with her dog Ellroy, who is training to be a service animal.

Staff is hosting a Back-to-School Kickoff on Sept. 6 from 4 to 6 p.m. to allow elementary students and parents to meet the teachers, see their classrooms and leave their schools supplies in an effort to relieve any first-day-of-school anxiety.

New elementary teachers this year are: Ellyn Andersson in 1st/2nd grade (in Mrs. Stankevich’s former position), Lisa Jenkins in 4th/5th grade, and Kimberly Malo in 4th/5th grade.