High-fives and hugs as students return to school in Arlington Heights
High-fives and hugs were exchanged, and perhaps a few tears shed, Wednesday morning as students in Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 were back in class for the first time following summer break.
At Dryden Elementary School, Principal Akema Sessler and teachers greeted students at the front entrance to start the day, before they poured into the hallways and classrooms to begin the new academic year.
District 25 educates more than 5,200 students at seven elementary and two middle schools.
Five-year-old Bryce Robertson gets a hug from his mom, Alycia, before his first day of kindergarten Wednesday at Dryden Elementary in Arlington Heights.
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Dryden Elementary School Principal Akemi Sessler greets students Wednesday at the start of the first day of school for Arlington Heights Elementary District 25.
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Patrick Boros, 10, gives a thumbs-up to his mom before the first day of school Wednesday at Dryden Elementary in Arlington Heights.
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Parents walk with their kids before the first day of school Wednesday at Dryden Elementary Wednesday in Arlington Heights.
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