News First Day of School by Record Staff • August 30, 2019 • 0 Comments With a shiny red apple for the teacher, First grader Ameliah Alcine and her sister, Jailah Alcine, line up outside the Hooks School for the first day of the new term on Wednesday morning, Aug. 29. Thousands of students and staff from kindergarten to 12th grade headed back to school on Thursday for a brand new year.