LeBron James is opening his I PROMISE School in Akron on Monday to students— a moment he calls "one of the greatest moments of his life."
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Students and parents started arriving ahead of a 9 a.m. start time.
Our #IPROMISE School Staff are gathering all around the school to greet @KingJames kids as they arrive for the 1️⃣st day at 9am! #WeAreFamily pic.twitter.com/updAKRs6Fi
— I PROMISE School (@IPROMISESchool) July 30, 2018
Inside the school, motivating messages cover the walls. Backpacks and supplies were set out on classroom tables ahead of students' arrival.
A dream come true for LeBron James and his foundation: The I Promise School for at-risk students in Akron opens today with plan to transform lives of students and parents:https://t.co/fxTrCaueBM pic.twitter.com/D27di415k8
— Jeff Zillgitt (@JeffZillgitt) July 30, 2018
A collection of LeBron James' game-worn shoes hang on the walls in the foyer at the I Promise School in Akron on Sunday, July 29, 2018. (Jeff Lange/ABJ/Ohio.com correspondent)
The school will open its door to 240 third and fourth-graders. The school is a partnership between the LeBron James Family Foundation and Akron Public Schools. It is the culmination of LeBron's I PROMISE Program, which encourages kids to finish school.
The 400 Market supplies food for families at the I Promise School in Akron on Sunday, July 29, 2018. (Jeff Lange/ABJ/Ohio.com correspondent)
By 2022, the building will house nearly 1,000 students from first through eighth grades.
Stage is set for an awe-inspiring first day at LeBron’s I Promise Schoolhttps://t.co/XvYpFGVT6K pic.twitter.com/vuoZ1vLMC8
— ohiodotcom (@ohiodotcom) July 30, 2018
Third-graders are reciting the I PROMISE mission for the first time in their new school.
@KingJames 3rd graders are reciting the #IPROMISE for the first time in their new home with Principal Davis! ❤️🖤 #WeAreFamily pic.twitter.com/Gitytnq31t
— I PROMISE School (@IPROMISESchool) July 30, 2018
