Last day of school at Magnolia Elementary

Gina Giordano, a third grade teacher at Magnolia Elementary, hugs some of her crying students as teachers and staff say goodbye on the last day of classes. Giordano, a first year teacher, was later wiping away her own tears. Cory Reid (right, blue shirt), 9, says he was crying when he left school because "I won't get to see my teachers." The school learned that Magnolia has such improved scores for grades three, four and five that it is no longer in school improvement. (Sun photo by Kim Hairston / June 15, 2007)