Ferndale staff, teachers rally ahead of school year starting

Ferndale teachers and staff are welcomed by band students and cheerleaders. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)

Ferndale Student School Board member Kwabena Ledbetter holds the microphone for bus driver Carla DeSoto as she cheers at the Ferndale School District staff rally at the high school on Tuesday, Aug. 29. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)

Sophomore class president Harleen Malli, junior class president and student school board representative Gabrielle Lenssen and student school board representative Kwabena Ledbetter emceed the rally. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)

Staff and teachers from Custer Elementary School sing along to "Jessie's Girl" by Rick Springfield. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)

Superintendent Kristi Dominguez encourages staff and teachers to uplift student voices this school year. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)

Lummi students play a unity song as staff leave the rally. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)

Superntendent Kristi Dominguez dons golden eagle slippers to show school spirit. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)

Ferndale staff, teachers rally ahead of school year starting

August 29, 2023 at 12:54 p.m.