Students arrive Monday at Needham Elementary School for the first day of school.
Tina Maez with Durango School District 9-R starts her 12th year of getting families and children safely across the street Monday. She was in charge of a crosswalk leading to Needham Elementary School. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
William and Gretchen Collins bring their children Maggie, 10, and Tessa, 7, for the first day of school Monday at Needham Elementary School. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Mia Volger, 8, has her temperature checked Monday, the first day of school, by Erin Glick, her teacher at Needham Elementary School. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Aubrey Volger hugs her daughter, Mia, 8, on Monday as she drops her off at Needham Elementary School for the first day of school. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Karson Dougan, 8, wears his smiley mask on the first day of school at Needham Elementary School. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Erin Glick takes a picture of her student, Karson Dougan, 8, on Monday, the first day of school at Needham Elementary School. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Tina Maez with Durango School District 9-R starts her 12th year of getting families and children safely across the street Monday. She was in charge of a crosswalk leading to Needham Elementary School. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Students gather outside their classrooms at Needham Elementary School to have their temperatures checked Monday, the first day of school. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Erin Glick takes a picture of her student, Randy Thrower, 9, with his mom, Cheriese Carrasco, on the first day of school at Needham Elementary School. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Riley Alderton, assistant principal at Needham Elementary School, takes the temperature of Alyssa Kessler, 9, on Monday at the start of the first day of school. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Teacher Erin Glick gets her third and fourth grade students settled in the classroom on Monday, the first day of school at Needham Elementary School. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The first lesson of the day is handwashing. Erin Glick taught third and fourth grade students about germs and ways to minimize their risks Monday, the first day of school at Needham Elementary and other Durango School District 9-R schools. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
