Koen Dougherty, kindergarten at Reuben Elementary. Dougherty said his teacher is Ms. Whitlock and that she is cool, and he likes her because she is a good teacher and she is getting them ready for the future.
Jason Glenn, a first-grader at Little Mountain Elementary School, proudly displays his mission for the day: His first day of first grade.
Alyssa Ward, a sixth-grader at Newberry Middle School, stands ready for school.
Andrew Fields, a second grader at Gallman Elementary School, took the power of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with this on the first day of school.
Emily N. Benitez, a second-grader at Newberry Elementary School, was styling with her pink accessories — including her shoes — on the first day of school
Kharabella Murphy, left, a second-grader at Little Mountain Elementary School, stops for a photo with Kiersten Murphy, a senior at Mid-Carolina High School, and Cassi Murphy, a freshman at Mid-Carolina High School.
Jesse O’Shields, a second-grader at Little Mountain Elementary School, was all smiles as he went into Mrs. Hayes’ class.