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2026 First Day of School

A Page Elementary fifth grader gestures as they answer a question.
Fifth grade crossing guards pose in front of the Centennial Elementary school sign.
Interim Superintendent Shawn Stover talks with an SHS automotive technology student.
Thurston Elementary third grader Piper, drawing during her first day of classes
Yolanda Elementary second grade students hold pencils over their worksheets and look up at their teacher.
A Yolanda Elementary fifth grader works on a math equation on a whiteboard. Another student stands next to them pointing at the board to give help.
Ms. Corette reads Minerva Louise Goes to School to her second grade class at Mt. Vernon.
A Yolanda Elementary kindergartener bounces a ball outside in the sunshine.
Three Guy Lee Elementary students sit against a wall and laugh during a get to know you game.
Guy Lee music teacher Wayne Strong leads a circle of kindergarten students in a song.
A Guy Lee Elementary fourth grade student sits at their desk and smiles at the camera. They have a coloring sheet in front of them.
First grade teacher Mrs. Ward makes a heart sign towards students at their desks. Some of the students are also making the sign.
Fourth grader McKenzie, doing a writing exercise in Mrs. Price's class at Thurston Elementary.
Page Elementary teacher Mr. Naylor holds up a book to show the class. He is reading a story to them while they sit on the rug.
Two Maple Elementary students pose together and show off their completed scavenger hunt worksheet.
Kinder Jonas, Malcolm, and Finley build paper cows as part of First Day of Classes at Thurston Elementary
First-time teacher, Omar Mendez-Canchola (far right) poses with his fifth grade class and Principal Cottle at Mt. Vernon.
First grader Cierra, smiles into the camera during Mrs. Charlotte Booren's music class at Walterville Elementary.
A Page Elementary second grader sits at their desk with a pencil in hand and looks into the camera.
Mt. Vernon Third grader, Reyes Jesus Ceja was sent off on his first day of school by his family; mom Alejandra, dad Reyes Sr., and little brother Raul Emiliano.
The Briggs Middle School music teacher points to themselves while speaking to the class.
Two Agnes Stewart Middle School students laugh in a classroom.
First graders Sebastian and Lawson create art posters with their names during First Day of Classes at Walterville
Third grader Zendaya smiles for the camera on the Ridgeview Playground during the First Day of Classes
Camera shy. TMS eighth grader Jenika Ingraham reacts to the camera in the middle of science class.
First grader Kaylee learns the alphabet with help from Mrs. Elizabeth Burnett
Two friends pose on the first day of school in their art class.
Riverbend PE Teacher, Mr. Joshua Harbert get a class of kinder moving to the classic %22Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes%22 song during the FIrst Day of Classes.
Douglas Gardens Elementary first grade teacher Mrs. Anderson explains rug rules to her class.
EA Amelia Sanchez helps kinder Ezra count and build with cubes during First Day of Classes at Riverbend Elementary
A Douglas Gardens Elementary student sits at their desk and concentrates on coloring a picture.
A3 students work together to create a table-long work of art.
Douglas Gardens Elementary students sit at their desks giving a thumbs up to the teacher.
Maple Elementary students sit around a table and smile at the camera.
A Hamlin Middle School student seated at their desk shows the peace sign.
A Maple Elementary student grimaces in concentration as they swing on the monkey bars.
A Centennial Elementary first grader holds a colored pencil and looks up eagerly. Their desk is covered in a coloring page, colored pencils and markers.
A Two Rivers-Dos Rios kindergarten student poses with their teacher in the cafeteria.
On their first day, kinders at Riverbend get a lesson on following the leader, in this case PE Teacher, Mr. Joshua Harbert
TMS eighth graders and friends Josiah Espinoza and Asher Williams in Mr. Sauer's science class.
Two Rivers-Dos Rios students sit on risers and clap their hands with their music teacher.
Third graders and friends Vadyn and Kinsley jump rope at the Ridgeview Playground on the First Day of Classes
Two Two Rivers-Dos Rios students stand in front of a large pile of bananas on their way to being served lunch.
THS Spanish Teacher, Mrs. Dionne Hasforth calls roll during her Spanish 2 class
A Brattain Campus GED student studies their computer intently.
Packed room! THS Teacher, Mr. James Underwood leads an Introduction to Psychology class with mostly senior students.
Hamlin Middle School students play volleyball in the gym.
First Day of Classes at Thurston High School
Sixth grader Jeramiah Oyervides smiles for the camera during FIrst Day of Classes at Thurston Middle School
TMS eighth graders Addi Tofflemoyer and Jane Glazier share a laugh in Mr. Lyon's social science class
A classroom of eighth grade students sit at tables and listen to their teacher.
Bushnell University student teacher Dulce Ramirez-Ramos helps first grader Marie do her poster during First Day of Classes at Walterville Elementary
A classroom of sixth grade students sits at their desks writing on their papers. One student holds their pencil up and looks at the camera.
A Briggs Middle School student sits at her desk and concentrates on writing on her paper. on a
Gateways High School teacher Emily Green laughs with a student showing off their marker chain.
A group of A3 students make music with household items.
Mrs. Kemper's Kindergarten Class poses by the Walterville ELementary mural on the FIrst Day of Classes.
A3 students learn choreography in the dance studio.
Two Hamlin Middle School students pose with their arms around each other outside the school.
SHS cheerleaders practice outside in the courtyard.
Briggs Middle School assistant principal Brian Watson smiles and speaks to a student.