Central Unit District 301 celebrates first day of classes
Students on a bus give a wave as they arrive at Country Trails Elementary School in Elgin on their first day of school on Wednesday, Aug. 21.
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Members of the class of 2025 pose for their annual "Senior Sunrise" photo on the first day of school at Central High School in Burlington on Wednesday, Aug. 21.
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Fifth grade teachers pose for their traditional team photos on their first day of school at Country Trails Elementary School in Elgin on Wednesday, Aug. 21.
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Central Unit District 301 Superintendent Esther Mongan poses with new principal Marilyn Mattei and "Hunter the Coyote" on the first day of school at Prairie View Grade School in Elgin on Wednesday, Aug. 21.
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Fifth grade students at Country Trails Elementary School in Elgin get their desks organized on the first day of school on Wednesday, Aug. 21.
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Students get to work on their first day of school at Country Trails Elementary School in Elgin on Wednesday, Aug. 21.
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