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MCPS First Day Of School Photos

Montgomery County students returned to school Tuesday. Here's a roundup of some of our favorite photos.

SILVER SPRING, MD — Children in Montgomery County and across America poured back into classrooms for the first day of school this week. Bright yellow buses filled with backpack-toting students lined up at schools in Montgomery County Tuesday, and parents were eager to snap a photo or two of the occasion.

Scroll through some our favorite photos below. This post will be updated as more photos come in.

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Getting sentimental: Mom Mim Landry posts two pictures of her son. One photo was taken on the first day of first grade, and the other was taken on the first day of 12th grade. Submitted by Mim Landry.
Xavier is taking on first grade like a champ. Submitted by Mya Thida.
Jackson and Zoë, both 6, are going to first grade. And this year, they get lockers! Submitted by Joie Ashworth.
These siblings are all smiles for their first day of school. Submitted by Candice Frederick.

Patch's Daniel Hampton contributed to this report.

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