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Teachers at Wayman Tisdale Fine Arts Academy greet students as they walk into the elementary school every morning. Some give fist-bumps. Others stick with high-fives. Either way, the kids love it. “I will tell you that if you’re in our halls, you’ll see students smiling,” Principal Elaine Buxton said. “They’re really understanding that they have people that love them and care about them.”
Photo: Principal Elaine Buxton greets 4th grader Keyona Moses as she arrives at Wayman Tisdale Fine Arts Academy Nov. 20, 2018. Photo credit: MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
Teachers at Wayman Tisdale Fine Arts Academy greet students as they walk into the elementary school every morning. Some give fist-bumps. Others stick with high-fives. Either way, the kids love it. “I will tell you that if you’re in our halls, you’ll see students smiling,” Principal Elaine Buxton said. “They’re really understanding that they have people that love them and care about them.”
The warm welcome is just one of the many ways employees at Wayman Tisdale, 4132 W. Cameron St., are making students want to come to class.