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Back to school for Anaheim Elementary School District

Teachers hold signs reading, "Be happy" and "Have a great day."
Teachers hold signs of encouragement as students and their parents arrive for the first day of school at Roosevelt Elementary in Anaheim.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
By Allen J. SchabenStaff Photographer 
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Thursday was back-to-school day for the Anaheim Elementary School District. At Roosevelt Elementary, students and parents gathered for the 8:10 a.m. start of instruction.

A group of children and parents stand at a school entrance.
Awaiting the day’s start, Roosevelt Elementary students and their parents reflect the gamut of first-day emotions, including tears.
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At the edge of a crowd, two girls hug.
Second-grader Sarah Mojarro,7, foreground right, hugs classmate Alexa Hernandez, also 7.
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A mother wraps an arm around a smiling child.
It’s the first day of kindergarten for Winry Millspaugh, 5, who giggles with her mom, Tasha Millspaugh, before school begins.
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A teacher leans toward a speaking child.
A dual language immersion class focused on Mandarin is led by Krystin Wong, who speaks with Shelby Rezner, 4, at center.
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A child holds an apple-shaped chalkboard that reads, "First day of kindergarten."
It’s picture time before the start of school.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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Allen J. Schaben

Photojournalist Allen J. Schaben began his career at the Los Angeles Times shortly after he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism with minors in art and psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1994.

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