Tuesday marks the first day of classes for the 2023-2024 school year
Elliot Hanson, a first grader, arrives for the first day of classes Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, at Animas Valley Elementary School. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)
Teachers and staff at Animas Valley Elementary School welcome students for the first day of classes on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)
Teachers and staff at Animas Valley Elementary School welcome students for the first day of classes on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)
Teachers and staff at Animas Valley Elementary School welcome students for the first day of classes on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)
Students pose for photos on the first day of classes on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, at Animas Valley Elementary School. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)
Assistant principal Alison Layman speaks to the fifth graders on the first day of school Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, at Animas Valley Elementary School. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)
Assistant principal Alison Layman does school announcements over the telephone intercom from the classroom of fifth-grade teacher Shelli Moore on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, at Animas Valley Elementary School. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)
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Teachers and staff at Animas Valley Elementary School welcome students for the first day of classes on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023.
