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Already friends, kindergartners Kyler Parker, left, and Abel Davis display signs outside New York Elementary School before their first day in class Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019.

Kindergartners at Lawrence’s New York Elementary School attended their first day of classes Wednesday morning.

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Kindergarten student Brooklyn Dondlinger, foreground left, and her mother, Jessalyn Dondlinger, greet New York Elementary School Principal Sunny Halsted, right, on the first day of school Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019.

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New York Elementary kindergartner Lucy Law takes part in the first day of classes at the school, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019.

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New York Elementary kindergartner Ruby Smith takes part in the first day of classes at the school, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019.

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New York Elementary kindergartner Jacorben Hammond takes part in the first day of classes at the school, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019.

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New York Elementary kindergartner Rowyn Bowlin takes part in the first day of classes at the school, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019.

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New York Elementary kindergartner Maliyah Mack takes part in the first day of classes at the school, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019.

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New York Elementary kindergartner Emme Woodson takes part in the first day of classes at the school, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019.

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New York Elementary kindergartner Brooklyn Dondlinger takes part in the first day of classes at the school, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019.

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New York Elementary kindergartner Abel Davis takes part in the first day of classes at the school, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019.

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New York Elementary kindergartner Kyler Parker takes part in the first day of classes at the school, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019.