Kindergarten teacher Jana Murphy helps Haley Rivero on the first day of the 2016-17 school year at Abia Judd Elementary School in Prescott Thursday morning. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier)
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Kindergarten students are on task first thing in the morning during the first day of the 2016-17 school year at Abia Judd Elementary School in Prescott Thursday morning. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier)
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Ramsey and Jacque Kasun share a kiss goodbye during the first day of the 2016-17 school year at Abia Judd Elementary School in Prescott Thursday morning. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier)
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Second graders Chase Stedman and Blake Lawler hed to class during the first day of the 2016-17 school year at Abia Judd Elementary School in Prescott Thursday morning. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier)
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Parents are loaded down with supplies during the first day of the 2016-17 school year at Abia Judd Elementary School in Prescott Thursday morning. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier)
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Children play while parents say goodbye during the first day of the 2016-17 school year at Abia Judd Elementary School in Prescott Thursday morning. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier)
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Kindergarten teacher Rachel Chunglo checks on three of her new students during the first day of the 2016-17 school year at Abia Judd Elementary School. One of Sen. Karen Fann’s bills this Legislation session calls for making kindergarten an official grade.
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Kristin Pifer says goodbye to her daughter Ellas during the first day of the 2016-17 school year at Abia Judd Elementary School in Prescott Thursday morning. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier)
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Principal Clark Tenney opens the doors for the first day of the 2016-17 school year at Abia Judd Elementary School in Prescott Thursday morning. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier)
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Fourth grader Kaden Daniels checks who is in his class during the first day of the 2016-17 school year at Abia Judd Elementary School in Prescott Thursday morning. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier)
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Third grader Dianne Gonzalez checks on which friends are in her class during the first day of the 2016-17 school year at Abia Judd Elementary School in Prescott Thursday morning. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier)
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The Mantooth family heads to the first day of the 2016-17 school year at Abia Judd Elementary School in Prescott Thursday morning. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier)
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Students head off the bus and to class during the first day of the 2016-17 school year at Abia Judd Elementary School in Prescott Thursday morning. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier)
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The Damiels family heads to the first day of the 2016-17 school year at Abia Judd Elementary School in Prescott Thursday morning. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier)
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Teacher Melissa Scott greets Randy and kindergartener Layla Penning on the first day of the 2016-17 school year at Abia Judd Elementary School in Prescott Thursday morning. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier)
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