By Janet Cruz
Lake Havasu City schools welcomed students back after summer break Thursday morning and kicked off the new school year.
To make the first day of class a bit smoother, many families at Starline Elementary were able to meet their teachers at a back-to-school night meet and greet event before the first day of school where they also had the opportunity to drop off school supplies and tour their classrooms.

Mrs. Musselman reads to her kindergarten class on the first day of school at Starline Elementary School Thursday. Jillian Danielson/RiverScene

Joey Bailey and Eric Turner pose for a photo in front of Starline Elementary School Thursday morning on their first day of Kindergarten. Jillian Danielson/RiverScene
Other schools outside of the Lake Havasu Unified School District, including Telesis Preparatory Academy and Our Lady of The Lake Catholic school also began classes today. Calvary Christian Academy and Havasu Preparatory Academy started on Wednesday.
The Lake Havasu City Fire and Police Departments visited each of the schools on the first day. According to the Lake Havasu City Municipal Government Facebook page, “The initiative aims to show support for learning and provides a fantastic opportunity for children and staff to interact with our dedicated firefighters and police officers.”
Check out the photo gallery of some students starting their first day back to school.

Photo by Kasey Craig

Photo Courtesy by Niki Neill

Jillian Danielson/RiverScene

Jillian Danielson/RiverScene

Carly Kowaleski hugs Caleb and Derrick Kowaleski before school Thursday morning. Jillian Danielson/RiverScene

Photo by Brittany Woodbury

Photo by Tiffany Renee Hart

Jillian Danielson/RiverScene

Jillian Danielson/RiverScene

Photo by Smith LaFleur

Photo by Tisha Vandermade

Photo by Joanna Chrisman

Photo by Annette Minkey

Photo courtesy Ron Silva

Photo courtesy Ron Silva

Photo by Rachelle Cox

Photo by Elizabeth Hart

Photo Courtesy Lonnie Stevenson

Photo courtesy Stacie Rich Wood

Photo courtesy Christy Rail

Photo by Ashley Walsh

Jillian Danielson/RiverScene

Photo by Sarah Griego

Photo by Brooke Durham

Photo Courtesy by Robert Bailey

Photo Courtesy Jay Elaine

Jillian Danielson/RiverScene

Photo courtesy Kristina Hayley Wilkins

Jillian Danielson/RiverScene

Jillian Danielson/RiverScene

Jillian Danielson/RiverScene

Jillian Danielson/RiverScene

Photo courtesy Susie Kent Faessler

Photo courtesy Rebel Hall Roglin

Photo courtesy Kellie Perry

Photo courtesy Stephanie Martin

Photo courtesy Stephanie Sconce

Photo by Annie Mary McMackin

Photo by Tristen LaRue

Photo courtesy Colleen McShea

Photo by Kara Dawn

Photo by Jessica Stocking

Photo courtesy Alen Hooper-Downing

Photo courtesy Annette Zynda

Photo courtesy Vanessa Lockhart

Photo by Dawn Moore

Photo by John Leo

Photo by Naeome Provenzano

Photo courtesy Tonya Sedlar Carlson

Photo courtesy Delisha Diane Perry

Photo courtesy Kerri Logsdon

Photo courtesy Lauren Ashley Blain

Photo courtesy Terry Leah Jacobs-Price

Photo courtesy Eve Boyd-Shumake

Photo courtesy Laurie Peters

Photo by Eve Hunt

Photo by Jessica Cherry

Photo courtesy Tonya Rivello

Photo courtesy Lena Matie

Photo courtesy Ashley Joy

Photo courtesy Samantha Dunbar

Photo courtesy Damaris Lopez

Photo courtesy Nicole Luther Brown
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