Back to School
Published 12:20 pm Thursday, August 23, 2018
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WELCOME! Kindergartener Carly Randolph, one of the first students to arrive at Crab Orchard Elementary School on the first day of the 2018-19 school year, is greeted by Lisa Arnold, kindergarten assistant.
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THE MANY FACES of first and second graders decorated the door to Crystal Preston's classroom at Crab Orchard.
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STUDENTS and teachers make their way through the hallways of Crab Orchard Elementary on the opening day of school.
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CHEESE! Crab Orchard Elementary students Ethan Neeley, left, and Miles Simpson, right, pose for a first-day-of-school picture with their teachers, Crystal Preston and Leeann Sumner. Capturing the moment on her cellphone is Miles' mom, Jennifer Simpson.
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NEW CRAB ORCHARD Elementary principal Justin Abbott visits with students in the cafeteria of the school as they enjoy breakfast on the first day of the 2018-19 school year.
The students, and some faculty and staff, in the Lincoln County School District saw their summer “freedom” of sorts come to an end this past Thursday as the school doors opened on the 2018-19 school year.
Thursday, Aug. 16, marked the kids return to a more rigid schedule as they traded their days of spending time at the pool or playing computer games to spending time in the classroom.