Monroe County gets ready for the first day of school Wednesday NBC 6 South Florida [Video]

Wednesday is the first day back for students in Monroe County, and the day before the prep and pep was still ongoing.

“I love having a little bit of peace and quiet to get some things organized and ready,” Tiffany Zepeda said of this past summer at school. “But it’s just not the same place, so kids are what give it the pulse, give it the excitement, give it the energy, and we are just pumped for them to be back.”

The empty classrooms will not be empty much longer as teachers at Key Largo School are putting the finishing touches.

“The biggest thing is teachers’ stress of getting the rooms ready,” Veronika Valdes, an 8th-grade algebra teacher and math coach, shared with a laugh.

“We want to make it welcoming and inviting and exciting,” she said with a smile.

Valdes said what she’s looking forward to most is a …