The new Alston Ridge Year-round Elementary opens its doors for the first time as the new school year begins Friday.
Principal Fran Venezia has been working hard to hire the new teachers and prepare the school for the arrival of its first students.
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Fran Venezia is principal of the new Alston Ridge Elementary. The school mascot is the alligator selected by students in an online survey.
Families began touring the new Alston Ridge Elementary on Tuesday, July 6 after Wake County inspectors provided a CO, or certificate of occupancy.