Celebrity guests filled the halls of  Delmont Elementary School on the first day of classes. First day activities included members of the community reading to students in class. It was all part of their reading theme this year. 

Invited guest were Yvette Alexander, City Court Judge, John Pierre, Vice Chancellor Southern University Law Center, Mrs. Eula V. Smith, Volunteers in Public Schools and a member of Shiloh Baptist Church Sisterhood, Roderick White, Professor Southern University Law Center, Dr. Dorothy Thompson, Retired Chair of the Biology Department at Southern University, Frankie Poland, Clarice Minor, Mertis Piper Shiloh Baptist Church Sisterhood, and Dale Flowers former Chief of Campus Security at Southern University.