A Scott County Central Elementary student steps off the bus for the first day of class Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. Students, faculty and staff in the Scott County Central School District returned to school Wednesday for the new year. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
Students, faculty and staff in the Scott County Central School District returned to school Wednesday for the new year. For more photos of the first day, view the photo gallery at www.standard-democrat.com.
Scott County Central Elementary third grade teacher Amber Clark, right, greets students as they reconnect with each other on the first day of school Wednesday, Aug. 21. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
As Scott County Central Elementary students arrive Wednesday, Aug. 21, Arlessa Russell, special education teacher, left, and Mary Oliver, fifth grade teacher, write bus numbers on students’ hands to help them remember which bus to get on at the end of the school day. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
Scott County Central Elementary third grade teacher Amber Clark, right, greets a student on the first day of school Wednesday, Aug. 21. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
A family holds hands as they walk into school on the first day Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, at Scott County Central Elementary. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)