PHOTOS: Wilmington Students Return to School

WILMINGTON, MA — Students throughout Wilmington said goodbye to the summer Tuesday and returned to school Tuesday to embark on the 2016-2017 school year.

As is tradition, many Wilmington parents snapped pictures of their children's smiling faces as they headed off for another year. The good news is that many students looked happier to return to school than I was back in 2002.

We are still looking to add to our photo gallery! Send your kids' first-day-of-school pictures to joe.lipovich@patch.com for a chance to be featured in the Patch photo gallery. Please include their first name, hometown, grade, and age with your submission. We prefer landscape-oriented photos (horizontal), but will accept both portrait and landscape.

Photo Descriptions:

1. Nicholas, Age 8, Grade 3 and Jillian, Age 6, Grade 1 (Submitted by Deanna Spinosa)
2. Brandon, Grade 1, Age 6 (Submitted by Kerry Winston)
3. Olivia, Grade 2, Age 7 and Joey, Preschool, Age 3 (submitted by Kim Martiniello)
4. Olivia, Grade 2, Age 7 (submitted by Kim Martiniello)
5. Brendan, Grade 1, Age 6 (submitted by Jamie Cohen)
6. Matthew, Grade 10, Age 15 (submitted by Donna)
7. Erin, Grade 1, Age 6 and Nicole, Grade 3, Age 8 (submitted by Donna)
8. Aidan, Grade 3, Age 8 (Submitted by Amy Largenton)
9. Alexandra, Grade 1, Age 6 (Submitted by Amanda Kennedy)
10. Nicholas, Grade 2, Age 7 (Submitted by Carla Lentile)