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Patch Pics: Back To School 2019

See some of our favorite photos from the first week of school and send in some of your own.

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Roosevelt Intermediate 8th grader Emma Jacobs and Westfield High School 10th grade Luke Jacobs were all smiles on the first day of school. (Photo courtesy of Samantha Jacobs)
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Washington Elementary and St. Paul’s were ready for Bailey, Beckett and Bradie Donovan. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Bradford)
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Sunny Rose Mainiero started first grade in Summit. She was nervous but eager to meet her new teacher and classmates and see her new school. Her new teacher has a therapy dog in the classroom. (Photo courtesy of Laura Mainiero)
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Chatham's Mady Chlebnikow was ready for 5th grade. (Photo courtesy of Stephanie Chlebnikow)
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Maplewood's Aiden Cramer headed off to Jefferson Elementary School for the fourth grade. (Photo courtesy of Amy Lynn Cramer)
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Maplewood's Amanda Dorset did a cartwheel in front of son Nate, who headed off to Seth Boyden and daughter Annie who started her junior year at Cumberland High. (Photo courtesy of Amanda Dorset)
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Patricia Clark shared a smile before her first day of fourth grade at Hillside Avenue School. (Photo courtesy of Sarah Clark )
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Summit's Emily and Dean Vegter started their school year in fourth grade and kindergarten this week (Photo courtesy of Holly Vegter)
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Kofi Karl did a dry run before school started this week in South Orange. (Photo courtesy of Lodge Karl )
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Celine Karl did a dry run before school started this week in South Orange. (Photo courtesy of Lodge Karl )
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Holy Trinity's first day of school featured a candid moment between the eighth graders and Mrs. Gribbin. (Photo courtesy of Roseanne Dattilo-Schack)
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Westfield's Riley Walker started eighth grade in Edison School and sister Delia started fourth grade at McKinley. (Photo courtesy of Kathleen Walker)

Summer is over, as much as we may be reluctant to admit it as the 2019-2020 school year has begun. Last week we asked readers to send in some photos from the first day of school. We chose some of our favorites to include in the gallery on this post.

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