Ready for the three Rs

J'Mia McNeil sits at her desk on the first day of school at Chiefland Elementary in Mrs. Kamala Reidy’s second grade class. See more back to school photos on page 10A.J'Mia McNeil sits at her desk on the first day of school at Chiefland Elementary in Mrs. Kamala Reidy’s second grade class.

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J'Mia McNeil sits at her desk on the first day of school at Chiefland Elementary in Mrs. Kamala Reidy’s second grade class.

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Pedro Sanchez, 5, follows his mom Lorena Torres (carrying his newborn brother), into Chiefland Elementary School on Monday morning. Sanchez is the son of Florian Sanchez.

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Yes, it’s the first day of class at Chiefland High School and there is an assembly with a motivational speaker to start the day.

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Students wait in a hallway before going to their assigned classroom.

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Amanda Elliott tries to find out which second grade class Michael Allen Morhardt, 8, and her daughter, Ivory Obara, 7, a first grader, are assigned. Morhardt is the son of Tina and Ryan Morhardt.

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Kate Weeks, 8, was late for class at CES because, as mascot for the CHS cheerleaders, she needed to attend an opening day pep rally at CHS. Weeks is in the third grade.

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Lexi Kritsko, was all smiles on her first day of kindergarten.

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From left, Brenda Rolfe, Kay Maxwell and Marci Bingamin are all smiles as they prepare for lunch. The first day menu was hamburgers, tater tots, mixed fruit and milk.

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Before school opened on Monday, CES Principal Patrice McCully spent a hot Saturday sitting in the Walmart parking lot encouraging shoppers to Stuff the Bus with school supplies.

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Parents lined up at the front counter with children to find out which classroom their child was in.

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