School’s in session
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Josephine Saffell and Zoe Zalaznik greet Allison Park Elementary School principal Anastasia Andronas with a warm welcome back on Thursday, the first day of school for Chartiers-Houston.
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Sixth-grader Laila Crook and fifth-grader Aubree Workman share a laugh on the first day at Allison Park Elementary Thursday, while Mustafo Alimov waits to walk into the school with a friend.
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Isabella D’Andrea steps off the bus on her first day of second grade at Allison Park Elementary School last month.
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Jeremiah Comedy, left, and Colt Masco are all smiles Thursday morning, the first day of school for Chartiers-Houston. The two elementary schoolers were excited to be back at Allison Park Elementary.
The smiles of students eager for the school year to begin lit up a rather gray Thursday morning at Allison Park Elementary School, where kids in grades K through 5 arrived dressed in their first day of school best, ready to learn. Students hopped off school buses; some greeted old friends and strolled inside together, while others rushed into the building wearing ear-to-ear grins. Several returning students hugged principal Anastasia Andronas, who looked just as excited to have the students back at school as they were to be there. Chartiers-Houston School District was one of several area districts to kick off the school year Thursday; others head back to class next week.