Photos: First day of school in TUSD, Sunnyside districts
- Mamta Popat
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School is back in session for the Tucson Unified and Sunnyside Unified School Districts. Images from TUSD's Santa Rita High School and Summit View Elementary School in the Sunnyside district.
Photos by Mike Christy and Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
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Amy Arias says goodbye to her son Dominic, 5, on the first day of kindergarten at Summit View Elementary School on August 2, 2018.
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Graclyn Stevens, 5, far right, is a little shy as her kindergarten teacher, Melinda Atkins, far left, tries to talk to her as Samantha Jones, mom, watches on the first day of school at Summit View Elementary School on August 2, 2018.
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Vivianna Flores, 5, center, greets her kindergarten teacher, Melinda Atkins, far left, tries to talk to her as Graclyn Stevens, 5, watches on the first day of school at Summit View Elementary School on August 2, 2018.
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Anthony Martinez, 5, takes out his notebook and is ready for his first day of kindergarten at Summit View Elementary School on August 2, 2018.
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Esmeralda Rodriguez, 5, gives her father, Jose, a goodbye hug during the first day of kindergarten at Summit View Elementary School on August 2, 2018.
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Crystal Woltman, kindergarten teacher, receives a hug from Dominic Arias, 5, on the first day of school at Summit View Elementary School on August 2, 2018.
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Dominic Arias, 5, is not ready to say goodbye to his mom, Amy, and wraps his arms around her on the first day of kindergarten at Summit View Elementary School on August 2, 2018.
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Dana Othon takes one last peek at her child in a kindergarten classroom during the first day of school at Summit View Elementary School on August 2, 2018.
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Colleen Bradley, a school systems facilitator staffer, helps navigate a campus map for freshman Jayla Williams, right, and her mom Carla Thomas.
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Students arrive during the first day of school in the Tucson Unified School District at Santa Rita High School.
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School Resource Officer Bur Bateman, left, greets students during the first day of school.
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Office staff handle a flurry of students acquiring updated class schedules during the first day of school in the Tucson Unified School District.
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Semya Jones, a junior, performs a juggling act as she checks her course schedule during the first day of school in the Tucson Unified School District.
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From left, freshmen Macie Amplo, Jordyn Hudson and Kurby Ramirez arrive during the first day of school at Santa Rita High School in the Tucson Unified School District.
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Principal James Palacios, right, looks over a class schedule with freshmen Katy Bernalsierra, center right, and Vanessa McKay-Williams, with junior Natalie Bernalsierra at left.
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Rylee Pierson, a freshman, compares schedules with fellow freshman Marcie Amplo during the first day of school in the Tucson Unified School District at Santa Rita High School.
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School Resource Officer Bur Bateman helps sophomore James Lindquist locate a classroom during the first day of school in the Tucson Unified School District at Santa Rita High School.
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