First day of school at Lee Hunter Elementary

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Students in the Sikeston R-6 School District returned to the classroom Tuesday, Aug. 20 for the new school year. Here are some photos as students at Lee Hunter Elementary arrived for their first day of school.

Rod and Denise McQuerter take a photo of their sons, Tylen and Jameson, in front of the “welcome back” sign on their first day of school Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, at Lee Hunter Elementary in Sikeston. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
Allen and Elizabeth Mansfield embrace their children, Katelyn and Zander, before they head to class Tuesday, Aug. 20 at Lee Hunter Elementary. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
Siblings walk into Lee Hunter Elementary together for the first day of school on Aug. 20. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
Megan Priday takes a picture of her daughters, Emme and Peyton Priday, in front of the “welcome back” sign on their first day of school Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, at Lee Hunter Elementary in Sikeston.( Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)

Lee Hunter Elementary second grade teacher Callie Fansler comforts a student who had first-day blues Tuesday morning. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
A student walks toward Lee Hunter Elementary on the first day back Tuesday, Aug. 20. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
Sikeston R-6 Board of Education member Allison Cox helps a student out of the car on the first day of school Tuesday, Aug. 20 at Lee Hunter Elementary in Sikeston. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
A parent and child pose for a photo on the first day of school Tuesday, Aug. 20 at Lee Hunter Elementary in Sikeston. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
Allen and Elizabeth Mansfield take a picture of their children, Katelyn and Zander, before they head to class Tuesday, Aug. 20 at Lee Hunter Elementary in Sikeston. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
Rod and Denise McQuerter pose with their sons, Tylen and Jameson, along with family member Shirley Cason, in front of the “welcome back” sign on their first day of school Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, at Lee Hunter Elementary in Sikeston. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
Students visit while waiting before school Tuesday, Aug. 20 at Lee Hunter Elementary in Sikeston. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
Students visit while waiting before school Tuesday, Aug. 20 at Lee Hunter Elementary in Sikeston. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
Students visit while waiting before school Tuesday, Aug. 20 at Lee Hunter Elementary in Sikeston. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
Students visit while waiting before school Tuesday, Aug. 20 at Lee Hunter Elementary in Sikeston. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
Students visit while waiting before school Tuesday, Aug. 20 at Lee Hunter Elementary in Sikeston. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
Lee Hunter Elementary second grade teacher Callie Fansler comforts a student while saying hello to another Tuesday morning, Aug. 20. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
Lee Hunter Elementary Principal Crystal Hartzog addresses the students on the first day of school Tuesday, Aug. 20 in the school gymnasium. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)