Preparing for school at Franklin Elementary in Cape

First year teacher Elizabeth Speicher unpacks math books in her fourth grade classroom Monday morning at Franklin Elementary in Cape Girardeau. Speicher, who student-taught first and fifth grade at the school, was preparing for the school's Monday night open house. "I was so happy to get a job here," Speicher said. "Everybody has been working so hard to get everything together." Students start classes in the new Franklin Elementary building Thursday.