Excitement abounds as Blaine school district starts new year
Eager students made their way to their new classrooms before the first bell rang for the first day of the 2025-26 school year on August 27.
Photo by Grace McCarthy
George Yesian takes his daughter, Lauryn, to Blaine Elementary School for her first day of third grade.
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Katie Griffith, literacy facilitator at Blaine school district, uses a foam hand to give high-fives to Blaine Elementary School families as they enter the front doors for the first day of school on August 27.
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Eager students make their way to their new classrooms before the first bell rang for the first day of the 2025-26 school year on August 27.
Photo by Grace McCarthy
A school bus driver drops off children at the Blaine school campus.
Photo by Molly Ernst
Parents and guardians walk young students to the Blaine Elementary School doors.
Photo by Grace McCarthy
Beaux smiles for her mom Shannon Franks before starting the first day of third grade.
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Students file out of a school bus on August 27.
Photo by Molly Ernst
Shantel Inda drops off daughter Kataleya on her first day of kindergarten.
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Buses drop off students in front of the Blaine middle and high schools the morning of August 27.
Photo by Molly Ernst
Principal Jessie Hettinga welcomes students to Blaine Elementary School.
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Carmen Lucas brings Difania Mendez to school for the first day of the 2025-26 school year.
Photo by Grace McCarthy
Kimberley Marlatt photographs son Gunnar in front of the Blaine Elementary School sign.
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Parents and guardians walk children to school on their first day.
Photo by Grace McCarthy
Rachel Hrutfiord brings her niece to school on August 27.
Photo by Grace McCarthy
Children arrive for the first day of school on August 27.
