The first day of school: Ahhh, the memories. New friends, new teachers, and the latest in schoolyard fashion. Some will laugh, some will cry (even the parents), and some will miss the bus, but after the initial shock of another summer vacation slips away, we usually find that the school year ain’t so bad. So, here’s a salute to that fateful Monday morning, where students, parents and esteemed members of the faculty, gather as one to kick off another year of education.

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  Starting the day off right...

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  The well rehearsed mad dash to beat the tardy bell

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  Parents and their kin make the early morning pilgrimmage toward Riverview Elementary, marking the official end of summer vacation.

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  Sporting a waxy new sheen, this unit is ready for yet another nine months on the road.

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  Mom comforts her young one before the school day.