Third graders head to their classrooms on the first day of school at Prairie Winds Elementary School in D-38 on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (Jerilee Bennett The Gazette)
Third graders head to their classrooms on the first day of school at Prairie Winds Elementary School in D-38 on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (Jerilee Bennett The Gazette)PE teacher Jim Rushing makes a welcome sign for students outside the gym on the first day of school at Prairie Winds Elementary School in D-38 on Aug. 14, 2024. (Jerilee Bennett, the gazette file)Second graders Elizabeth Delgadio and Ana Keuma (left to right) head to their new classes on the first day of school at Prairie Winds Elementary School in D-38 on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (Jerilee Bennett The Gazette)Principal Rachel Sellers and staffer Roxi Green-Asher (right to left) greet students arriving for the first day of school at Prairie Winds Elementary School in D-38 on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (Jerilee Bennett The Gazette)Kindergartener Quinn West gets comforted by teacher Donna O’Grady after saying goodbye to her mom and dad while being dropped off for the first day of school at Prairie Winds Elementary School on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024 at D-38 in Monument. As predicted by Quinn’s mother, the kindergartener acclimated quickly and was fine a few minutes after getting into the classroom. Most of the school districts in the Pikes Peak region have started by the end of this week. Online photo gallery of the first day of school for D-38. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (Jerilee Bennett The Gazette)Quinn West and other kindergartners say their Pledge of Allegiance on the first day of school at Prairie Winds Elementary School in D-38 on Aug. 14, 2024. (Jerilee Bennett, the Gazette file)Quinn West puts away her “lovey” into her cubby on the first day of school at Prairie Winds Elementary School in D-38 on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (Jerilee Bennett The Gazette)Quinn West learns how to mark herself as present on the first day of school at Prairie Winds Elementary School in D-38 on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (Jerilee Bennett The Gazette)The first day of school at Prairie Winds Elementary School in D-38 on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (Jerilee Bennett The Gazette)Second grader Charlotte Schultz gives her mom, Ashley Schultz, a goodbye hug on the first day of school at Prairie Winds Elementary School in D-38 on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (Jerilee Bennett The Gazette)The first day of school at Prairie Winds Elementary School in D-38 on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (Jerilee Bennett The Gazette)The first day of school at Prairie Winds Elementary School in D-38 on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (Jerilee Bennett The Gazette)Kindergartners head into class on the first day of school at Prairie Winds Elementary School in D-38 on Aug. 14. (Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)Kindergarteners head into class on the first day of school at Prairie Winds Elementary School in D-38 on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (Jerilee Bennett The Gazette)
