Summer has ended, and while students may be sad their all-day free play is up, they were also excited to get back in the classroom on the first day of school Tuesday, Aug. 25.
The first bell rang first at Hillsborough County high schools, which start earlier than elementary and middle schools. In Dover, Strawberry Crest High School students unloaded off their busses or found their new parking spots for the year. It was a big day for ninth-graders, who spent their morning navigating the school’s unfamiliar hallways.
In the heart of Plant City, Jackson Elementary students waited in a long line to enter the school. They got different colored wristbands to help remind the students what modes of transportation they would take home. Many walked from their homes in the Gilchrist area nearby.
At Tomlin Middle School, students enjoyed their first day back. But they were also eager to call it a day, go home and hang out with their friends. New principal Traci Durrance and the administrative staff helped students young and old find their rides home.
