McALLEN — Nervousness, excitement and new opportunities filled the air for students at the new UTRGV McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy where about 300 students started their first day of school.
Nikki Rowe High School student Allison Mata looks up at a screen at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy during the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Students look over notes given to them as they enter the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy during the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Students move about as they enter the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy during the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Students wait for the start of class as they enter the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy during the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Elizabeth Gonzalez, director of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy, talks with students before classes start during the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Claudia Cavazos helps to distribute student schedules as they enter the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy during the first day of school Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])McAllen High School student Kimberly Ford looks into her classroom as students enter the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy during the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Students take a tour of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy during the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Students enter the classroom at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy during the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Elizabeth Gonzalez, director of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy, talks with students before classes start during the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])McAllen Memorial High School freshman student Jorge Jimenez listens to instruction from his Spanish teacher as he enters the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy during the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])An acknowledgement rests on a desk of a teacher as students enter the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy during the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Students walk up a staircase as they enter the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy during the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])A screen is on display for students at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy during the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])
