Photo Gallery: Students enter the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy

Students look over notes given to them as they enter the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy during the first day of school Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Students move about as they enter the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy during the first day of school Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Students wait for the start of class as they enter the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy during the first day of school Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Elizabeth Gonzalez, Director of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy talks with students before classes start during the first day of school Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Cluadia Vasquez helps to distribute student schedules as they enter the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy during the first day of school Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Kimberly Ford, McAllen High School student, looks into her classroom as students enter the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy during the first day of school Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Students take a tour of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy during the first day of school Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Student enter the classroom at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy during the first day of school Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Elizabeth Gonzalez, Director of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy, talks with students before classes start during the first day of school Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Jorge Jimenez, McAllen Memorial High School freshman student, listen to instruction from his Spanish teacher as he enters the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy during the first day of school Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

An acknowledgement rests on a desk of a teacher as students enter the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy during the first day of school Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Students walk up a stair case as they enter the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy during the first day of school Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Nikki Rowe High School student, Allison Mata, looks up at a screen at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy during the first day of school Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)