Images: Administrators and teachers welcome students back to school
Posted August 16, 2023 1:00 am
A look at first day of classes for students in Carol Stream, Des Plaines, Geneva, Warrenville, Batavia, Arlington Heights and St. Charles.
New superintendent Suzanne Johnson gets her picture taken by U46 photographer John Konstantaras during the first day of school at Spring Trail Elementary School Tuesday August 15, 2023 in Carol Stream.
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New superintendent Suzanne Johnson talks with U-46 school board President Sue Kerr, left, and Spring Trail Elementary School Principal Noelle Dupuis, right, during the first day of school Tuesday August 15, 2023 in Carol Stream.
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New superintendent Suzanne Johnson, back to camera, gets a hug from Spring Trail Elementary School Principal Noelle Dupuis, right, during the first day of school Tuesday August 15, 2023 in Carol Stream. talks with U-46 school board President Sue Kerr is seen in the background.
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New superintendent Suzanne Johnson helps with five-year-old Aneel Suga during the First day of school at Spring Trail Elementary School Tuesday August 15, 2023 in Carol Stream.
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Children laugh and giggle as they play at recess during the first day of school at Spring Trail Elementary School Tuesday August 15, 2023 in Carol Stream.
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Science Teacher Nate Hassman speaks to his class during the first day of school for all Maine West students on Tuesday, Aug. 15 in Des Plaines.
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Fine Arts Teacher Bernie Gerstmayr talks to his band class on the first day of school for all Maine West students on Tuesday, Aug. 15 in Des Plaines.
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New principal, Casey O'Connel speaks with six-year-old Anthony Tomasello at Western Avenue Elementary School Wednesday August 16, 2023 in Geneva.
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Kindergarten teacher Brooke Hemlinger leads her class into Western Avenue Elementary School Wednesday August 16, 2023 in Geneva.
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Students prepare for their first day of classes at Western Avenue Elementary School Wednesday August 16, 2023 in Geneva.
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Geneva Unit District 304's new superintendent, Andy Barrett, greets students and teachers at Western Avenue Elementary School Wednesday August 16, 2023 in Geneva.
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Geneva Unit District 304's new superintendent, Andy Barrett, greets students and teachers at Western Avenue Elementary School Wednesday August 16, 2023 in Geneva.
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Kindergarten teacher Mrs. Kellie Jeralds meets some of her new students and their parents at Western Avenue Elementary School Wednesday August 16, 2023 in Geneva.
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Part of the renovated library learning center at Johnson Elementary School Wednesday August 16, 2023 in Warrenville.
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Social worker Jenny Chromy leads a class through the renovated library learning center at Johnson Elementary School Wednesday August 16, 2023 in Warrenville.
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A student hurries through the renovated library learning center at Johnson Elementary School Wednesday August 16, 2023 in Warrenville.
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Social worker Jackie Schramm welcomes students back in the renovated library learning center at Johnson Elementary School Wednesday August 16, 2023 in Warrenville.
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D200 Superintendent Jeff Schuler walks through the renovated library learning center at Johnson Elementary School Wednesday August 16, 2023 in Warrenville.
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Part of the renovated library learning center at Johnson Elementary School Wednesday August 16, 2023 in Warrenville.
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Principal Derick Edwards, left, speaks with D200 Superintendent Jeff Schuler at Johnson Elementary School Wednesday August 16, 2023 in Warrenville.
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Louise White Elementary School Principal Kevin Skomer assists students as they ring the school bell on the first day of school in Batavia on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023.
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Louise White Elementary School students sit outside as they wait to ring to school's bell on the first day of school in Batavia on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023.
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Fifth-grade teacher Josephine Neely encourages her students as they prepare to ring the school bell on the first day of school at Louise White Elementary in Batavia on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023.
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Louise White Elementary School Principal Kevin Skomer assists students as they ring the school bell on the first day of school in Batavia on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023.
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Students arrive on the first day of school at Louise White Elementary in Batavia on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023.
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Kindergarten teacher Somya Bergman greets some of her students on the first day of school at Louise White Elementary in Batavia on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023.
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First day of classes at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023 and students were greeting by the Hersey Huskey mascot and new principal Heath McFaul.
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First day of classes at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023 and students were greeted by the Hersey Huskie school mascot.
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First day of classes at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023 withnew Principal Heath McFaul, new Northwest Suburban High School District 214 Superintendent Scott Rowe and the Hersey Huskie school mascot.
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Cindy Gibson leads her kindergarten class into the building for the first day of school at Wild Rose Elementary School in St. Charles on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023.
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Students at Wild Rose Elementary School in St. Charles line up for the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023.
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Ellen Johnson chats with her daughter, Lorelai, as her son, Ben, 2, looks on as they line up for the first day of school at Wild Rose Elementary School in St. Charles on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023.
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Kindergarten teacher Katherine Thompson chats with student Allen O'Brien on the first day of school at Wild Rose Elementary School in St. Charles on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023.f
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Brenda Boyd helps her daughter, Asantewaa Lumemba, 5, with her backpack before her first day of kindergarten at Wild Rose Elementary School in St. Charles on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023.
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