Woodville Assistant Principal Joy Phillips and Counselor Nancy Cathcart help Amelia Speed out of the car for her first day of 1st grade at Woodville Elementary School. ZACH TAYLOR/Special
Lucas and Gunner Blankenship stand for a picture in front of the Drop The Card Yard Designs sign at Woodville Elementary School last Friday. ZACH TAYLOR/Special
Clarkesville Elementary teacher MaKensie Barrs passes out worksheets to her second grade class on the first day of school. JULIANNE AKERS/Staff
Schools opened Friday with a flourish, as kids strapped on the backpacks again less than 48 hours after saying goodbye to July.
Superintendent Matthew Cooper vis...