The first day of school can be a lot of things – exciting, fun, or even scary – but at Harding Elementary School, students were all smiles after completing day one of a new school year.
While students are excited to get back to their daily routine, parents and grandparents are also getting back in the swing of things.
“I’m glad actually, because it keeps him busy. Summer was getting a little boring. I think at this point he was ready to go back,” said David Holland, a grandparent waiting for his grandson at dismissal time. “I’m hoping he comes out happy. He did last year. He had a big sign, ‘I finished my first day,’ and all that, so I’m hoping it goes well this year.”
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Holland’s grandson, a first grader named Xavier, said his first day was good, and he learned all about the alphabet…