@MatthewHensonMS Huskies arrive to school with a warm welcome from @ccab_principal and Board Vice Chairman @jennifer_abell pic.twitter.com/jGeYPdsP7M
— CCPS (@CCPS) September 4, 2018
Some George @MasonMustangs Seniors came in early to claim their spot for the year! pic.twitter.com/1PZZ1Fu1Sm
— Falls Church City Schools (@FCCPS) September 4, 2018
Awesome T.C. Williams band welcoming students the @TCWTitans way for #ACPSFirstDay pic.twitter.com/zNqH0ZWtDM
— Alexandria City Public Schools (@ACPSk12) September 4, 2018
Discovery Elementary Principal @RussoErin & staff welcome back students & families. Have a great year! #APSBack2School pic.twitter.com/IcWZi3hZjH
— Arlington Public Schools (@APSVirginia) September 4, 2018
Happy first day of school! First buses arriving with some of our first students for #ACPSFirstDay @LylesCrouch pic.twitter.com/5t4iHunwJC
— Alexandria City Public Schools (@ACPSk12) September 4, 2018
1st book check out of the school year @TCWTitans !!! It’s a #tcreads book by @ErikaLSanchez #acpsfirstday pic.twitter.com/Obn9ThL6nk
— TCW Library (@TCWLibrary) September 4, 2018
It’s hopping here @apscspr Students are enjoying breakfast and talking to their peers and teachers. #APSBack2School pic.twitter.com/W2M3Z1u6BH
— Arlington Public Schools (@APSVirginia) September 4, 2018
Our children are loved @FerdinandTDayES. #ACPSFirstDay pic.twitter.com/lANLVd36Ff
— Alexandria City Public Schools (@ACPSk12) September 4, 2018
The GM Band is already making music. #ACPSFirstDay @ACPSk12 pic.twitter.com/8jrAkajeUV
— GeorgeMasonPrincipal (@GMasonPrincipal) September 4, 2018
And in they go! Welcoming all our families - including our new Superintendent of Schools Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr. @DrHutchings and his family - on #ACPSFirstDay @LylesCrouch pic.twitter.com/ksb5b4ZgrG
— Alexandria City Public Schools (@ACPSk12) September 4, 2018
Happy #MCPS1stDay to our MCPS family! I’m looking forward to a wonderful year of learning together. ~JRS pic.twitter.com/Q2F7RSWfDx
— MCPS (@MCPS) September 4, 2018
Brooke Point students are welcomed by administrators, staff, and the marching band. #back2scps pic.twitter.com/En4D8hVqnq
— Stafford Schools (@SCPSchools) September 4, 2018
WASHINGTON — It’s back to school for students in parts of Maryland and Virginia today.
School districts in Montgomery County, Alexandria City and Arlington were busily tweeting photos of smiling students.
Teachers, principles and even marching bands welcomed both returning students and newcomers.
The 2018-2019 school promises a number of changes throughout Maryland and Virginia. Parents and kids might notice differences in anything from school lunches to security.
In Montgomery County, over 163,000 students from kindergarten to 12th grade headed back to the classroom Tuesday.
This year, the school district is inaugurating over 450,000 square feet of new facilities, including the brand-new Bayard Rustin Elementary School in Rockville, Maryland.
“I’m really determined that we pay attention to every single student and whether or not he or she is learning at the level they need to,” Montgomery County superintendent Jack Smith told WTOP.
“There’s a strong emphasis on that, that we’ve built in the last couple of years, and we’re going to stick with that every day.”
