Students carry their new backpacks full of supplies Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, for the Brownsville Independent School District's Back to School Community Bash at Hanna Early College High School. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
BROWNSVILLE — Hundreds of Brownsville Independent School District parents were showing up Thursday at the Hanna Early College High School gymnasium for free back-to-school backpacks, haircuts, vaccines and more as BISD geared up for the first day of classes on Aug. 16.
A family carries their school supplies as they visit different booths Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, for the Brownsville Independent School District’s Back to School Community Bash at Hanna Early College High School. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)The gym is full of families moving from booth to booth to pick up school supplies Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, for the Brownsville Independent School District’s Back to School Community Bash at Hanna Early College High School. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Keeshia Peña checks in to get supplies and backpacks for her sons Martin and Gabriel Alvarez at the booth for Hudson Elementary Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, for the Brownsville Independent School District’s Back to School Community Bash at Hanna Early College High School. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)New Pre-K student Andy Angela Pizano poses for a photo with Clifford the Big Red Dog Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, for the Brownsville Independent School District’s Back to School Community Bash at Hanna Early College High School. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Students carry their new backpacks full of supplies Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, for the Brownsville Independent School District’s Back to School Community Bash at Hanna Early College High School. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Diana Leyva fills out the paperwork as Brytany Herrera and Brithany Rodriguez pick up their school supplies at the Faulk Middle School booth Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, for the Brownsville Independent School District’s Back to School Community Bash at Hanna Early College High School. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)RN Alysha Alcantara gives a COVID-19 vaccine to nervous 8-year-old Penelope Normandin as she hugs Flor Gutierrez for support Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, for the Brownsville Independent School District’s Back to School Community Bash at Hanna Early College High School. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Parents wait with their children to get a free haircut before the start of the school year Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, for the Brownsville Independent School District’s Back to School Community Bash at Hanna Early College High School. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
