Photo Gallery: First day of school with new principal at Roosevelt Middle School
Seventh graders Bella Sanchez, left, and Matthew Ochoa, right, give each other a welcoming hug on the first day of classes at Roosevelt Middle School in Glendale on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Seventh graders Alexandra Ibarra, left, and Fabiola Barrera, right, look over class schedules on the first day of classes at Roosevelt Middle School in Glendale on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Students rush the gate as it opens on the first day of classes at Roosevelt Middle School in Glendale on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Sixth graders look for their classrooms on the first day of classes at Roosevelt Middle School in Glendale on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
New principal Dr. Kyle Bruich greets a new sixth grader and reassures her that everything will be fine on the first day of classes at Roosevelt Middle School in Glendale on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Students head to class on the first day of classes at Roosevelt Middle School in Glendale on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
New principal Dr. Kyle Bruich welcomes the students, teachers and staff on the first day of classes at Roosevelt Middle School in Glendale on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)