Members of the Capitals spent the day teaching students at a local school and unveiled a new gym



A new school year got underway earlier this week as students across North America said goodbye to their summer vacation and hello to another year of learning.

There were definitely some mixed reactions as some kids love going to school, while others dread it, but if you’re a student at Hendley Elementary School in Washington, DC, you went into the weekend on a high note thanks to Nicklas Backstrom, Tom Wilson and Braden Holtby.



#Caps Braden Holtby and Tom Wilson read to Hendley Elementary School students during their #SoKidsCan visit pic.twitter.com/1dnCZ10O7r — CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) September 6, 2019

The three members of the Washington Capitals spent the school day with the students, where they read to them and taught them a few things, but the real reason they were there was to officially open the brand new gym they helped renovate and to drop off a bunch of new books for the year.



The guys didn’t just unveil the new gymnasium, they played a key role in putting it together from painting the walls to assembling the new bleachers.



Tom Wilson, Braden Holtby, and Nicklas Backstrom are back at Hendley Elementary, this time to surprise the kids with a newly renovated gym. pic.twitter.com/ivkpdyATpf — RMNB (@russianmachine) September 6, 2019

Not a bad way to conclude the first week of school.

(H/T Twitter/CapitalsPR)