Summer's over for Northwest suburban school students
Summer vacation is ending for thousands of Northwest suburban students this week, as elementary and high schools resume classes.
Among high school districts resuming classes Tuesday were Maine Township District 207, Northwest Suburban District 214 and Palatine-Schaumburg Township District 211, the largest high school district in Illinois.
All the Barrington Area Unit District 220 schools resumed classes Tuesday. All the Elgin Area School District U-46 schools begin classes Wednesday. It's the second largest unit district in the state, after Chicago.
Riley Raynor, a second grader at Hough School in Barrington, tries out the new playground equipment before class on the first day of school.
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Senior Christian Gustafson greets his fellow classmates with some wake-up music as kids arrive for the first day back at Schaumburg High School on Tuesday.
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Chris Deignan tells students their seating assignments for his sophomore English class on the first day of school at Barrington High School.
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Kids file into Schaumburg High School for their first day back to school; summer vacation is over.
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Students line up for the first day of school at Hough School in Barrington.
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Not so happy tired faces drag themselves to Schaumburg High School on their first day back after a hot summer.
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Friends who have not seen each other all summer come together for a first day back-to-school moment at Schaumburg High School.
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Checking to see if they have any classes together are junior Samantha LaBee, 16, and junior Logan Walther, 16, on their first day back at Schaumburg High School.
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Students take a spin on the new playground equipment before class on the first day of school at Hough School in Barrington.
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Assistant Principal Shayne Bullen greets Arman Willabay, freshman, as he heads off to class on his first day of a new school year at Schaumburg High School.
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Hundreds of students file off the buses heading to class on this first day back at Schaumburg High School.
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Students pass in the hallway after their first class as the school year begins at Barrington High School.
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Fremd High School mathematics teacher Dave Townsend welcomes students on the first day of the schoolÂ’s 50th year. Numerous events are planned throughout the school year to celebrate the milestone.
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Fremd High School freshman student Kate Randall opens her locker while classmate Emmaline Hoffman watches.
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