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Back to school in the Sikeston R-6 School District
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
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. Students in the Sikeston R-6 School District returned to the classroom Tuesday, Aug. 20 for the new school year. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
SIKESTON — Students in the Sikeston R-6 School District returned to the classroom Tuesday, Aug. 20 for the new school year. Among those students are those who attend Lee Hunter Elementary in Sikeston.
Allen and Elizabeth Mansfield embrace their children, Katelyn and Zander, before they head to class Tuesday, Aug. 20 at Lee Hunter Elementary in Sikeston. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
Siblings walk into Lee Hunter Elementary together for the first day of school Tuesday, Aug. 20. (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)
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)