
Teachers hold signs of encouragement as students and their parents arrive for the first day of school at Roosevelt Elementary in Anaheim.
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Thursday was back-to-school day for the Anaheim Elementary School District. At Roosevelt Elementary, students and parents gathered for the 8:10 a.m. start of instruction.

Awaiting the day’s start, Roosevelt Elementary students and their parents reflect the gamut of first-day emotions, including tears.
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Second-grader Sarah Mojarro,7, foreground right, hugs classmate Alexa Hernandez, also 7.
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It’s the first day of kindergarten for Winry Millspaugh, 5, who giggles with her mom, Tasha Millspaugh, before school begins.
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A dual language immersion class focused on Mandarin is led by Krystin Wong, who speaks with Shelby Rezner, 4, at center.
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It’s picture time before the start of school.
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