Bulloch schools begin new year

More than 10,000 kids attend

Alanna Navarro, 14, center, admires a sketch by fellow freshman Teania Byrd, 14, that she made while listening to instructions and rules for English class during the first day of school Monday at Statesboro High. Navarro said her first day of high school started out scary, but finding old friends like Byrd in some of her later classes helped her end the day on a high note.

W 080116 SHS FIRST DAY 01 — Alanna Navarro, 14, center, admires a sketch by fellow freshman Teania Byrd, 14, that she made while listening to instructions and rules for English class during the first day of school Monday at Statesboro High. Navarro said her first day of high school started out scary, but finding old friends like Byrd in some of her later classes helped her end the day on a high note.

Monday, 10,073 students started classes in the Bulloch County Schools. First-day attendance last year was 9,683. Reported enrollment reached 10,370 students last spring, but attendance usually takes a week or more to recover after summer break, and this is the first year the 15-campus school system has welcomed 10,000 students the first day.

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