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First Day Of School

Fifth-grader Dre'shon Robinson is all smiles after receiving a hug from Phi Beta Sigma fraternity member James McClary as students were greeted at the door during the first day of the school year at Gillespie Park Elementary School, on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.

First Day Of School

Parents and students wait for the days to open during the first day of the school year at Gillespie Park Elementary School, on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.

Kindergarten teacher Terri Thomas gets a hug from her former student Marvin Woodard as he stopped by on the way to his first-grade class during the first day of the school year at Gillespie Park Elementary School, on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.

Eysis Harper is comforted by her dad, Anton, as she stood in her kindergarten class during the first day of the school year at Gillespie Park Elementary.

Third-grader Alise Whitney (center) is all smiles and "happy because its the first day of school," she says, as her bus unloads students during the first day of the school year at Gillespie Park Elementary School, on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.

Kalvin McConnell (left), a kindergartener, and Zh'kem Summers, a fifth-grader, wait for the doors to open during the first day of the school year at Gillespie Park Elementary School, on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.

Guilford County Schools new superintendent Sharon Contreras talks with Jonathan Samuel at Southwest High School. Contreras visited eight schools in Guilford County on Monday.

Guilford County Schools new superintendent Sharon Contreras walks with Southwest High School's new principal Wayne Duggins as she tours the school on the first day of school Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in High Point, N.C.

Sophomore Gabe Williams gets help from Southwest High School principal Wayne Duggins during class change. Southwest has about 100 students more than it expected.

Southwest High School's new principal Wayne Duggins and Guilford County Schools new superintendent Sharon Contreras check out the ninth-grade honors biology class as she tours the school on the first day of school Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in High Point, N.C.

Wayne Duggins principal of Southwest High School helps students find their classrooms as they changes classes on the first day of school Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in High Point, N.C.

Students arrive at Irving Park Elementary School bus drop off as Guilford County Schools begin the new school year Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.

Nicole Gilliam, Irving Park Elementary School counselor, greets students as they arrive at school as Guilford County Schools begin the new school year on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.

Nicole Gilliam, left, Irving Park Elementary School counselor talks to Letonya Guy, right, as she says good-bye to her daughter Jazmine Richardson-Guy, as she leaves her in her kindergarten class as Guilford County Schools begin the new school year on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.

Parents at Irving Park Elementary School gather in the media center for a Boohoo/Yahoo Breakfast after dropping off their children on the first day of school Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.

H'Lus Ksor, left, says good-bye to her daughter Isabella Ksor, 5, on her first day of kindergarten class at Irving Park Elementary School as Guilford County Schools begin the new school year on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C. Ksor said her daughter woke up on her own at 6:35 a.m. excited to go to school and said where the sun at, I can't go to school without the sun.

Juan Mendoza kisses his son, Anthony Luqueno, goodbye as he starts kindergarten at Irving Park Elementary School on Monday.

Fourth graders learning the language during the first day of the school year for Chinese language teacher Yanyan Yin at Northwood Elementary School, on Monday, August 29, 2016, in High Point, N.C.

Using a panda puppet during the first day of the school year for Chinese language teacher Yanyan Yin at Northwood Elementary School, on Monday, August 29, 2016, in High Point, N.C.

Teaching the rules of conduct to her class during the first day of the school year for Chinese language teacher Yanyan Yin at Northwood Elementary School, on Monday, August 29, 2016, in High Point, N.C.

Teaching the rules of conduct in Chinese to a 4th grade class during the first day of the school year for Chinese language teacher Yanyan Yin at Northwood Elementary School, on Monday, August 29, 2016, in High Point, N.C.

Teaching the rules of conduct in Chinese to a 4th grade class during the first day of the school year for Chinese language teacher Yanyan Yin at Northwood Elementary School, on Monday, August 29, 2016, in High Point, N.C.

Fourth graders learning the language during the first day of the school year for Chinese language teacher Yanyan Yin at Northwood Elementary School, on Monday, August 29, 2016, in High Point, N.C.

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About 5:15 a.m. Monday, while most children were sleeping through the final hours of their summer break, the first yellow school bus pulled out of the Guilford County Schools lot on Franklin Boulevard.

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SCHOOL STUFF

How to register your child for school: To find out which school your child attends, call the Guilford County Schools Student Assignment Office at (336) 370-8303, use the School Assignment Locator at www.gcsnc.com or contact a nearby school. To register your child, parents must bring to school a certified copy of the child’s birth certificate, immunization records and proof of residence. Children who went to school last year outside of North Carolina or from some charter and private schools also might need a N.C. Health Assessment Transmittal Form.

Need shots? If your children needs vaccinations, the Guilford County Department of Health and Human Services is offering extended evening hours at its Greensboro (1100 E. Wendover Ave.) and High Point (501 E. Green Drive.) locations. There's also a Saturday clinic from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 17. Details: (336) 641-3245.

Miss the bus? Visit www.gcsnc.com and click on “Bus Stop Locator” on the home page.

What’s for lunch? Visit schools.mealviewer.com and type in “Guilford County Schools” to see breakfast and lunch menus.

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First Day Of School

Fifth-grader Dre'shon Robinson is all smiles after receiving a hug from Phi Beta Sigma fraternity member James McClary as students were greeted at the door during the first day of the school year at Gillespie Park Elementary School, on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.

Parents and students wait for the days to open during the first day of the school year at Gillespie Park Elementary School, on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.

Kindergarten teacher Terri Thomas gets a hug from her former student Marvin Woodard as he stopped by on the way to his first-grade class during the first day of the school year at Gillespie Park Elementary School, on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.

Eysis Harper is comforted by her dad, Anton, as she stood in her kindergarten class during the first day of the school year at Gillespie Park Elementary.

Third-grader Alise Whitney (center) is all smiles and "happy because its the first day of school," she says, as her bus unloads students during the first day of the school year at Gillespie Park Elementary School, on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.

Kalvin McConnell (left), a kindergartener, and Zh'kem Summers, a fifth-grader, wait for the doors to open during the first day of the school year at Gillespie Park Elementary School, on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.

Guilford County Schools new superintendent Sharon Contreras talks with Jonathan Samuel at Southwest High School. Contreras visited eight schools in Guilford County on Monday.

Guilford County Schools new superintendent Sharon Contreras walks with Southwest High School's new principal Wayne Duggins as she tours the school on the first day of school Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in High Point, N.C.

Sophomore Gabe Williams gets help from Southwest High School principal Wayne Duggins during class change. Southwest has about 100 students more than it expected.

Southwest High School's new principal Wayne Duggins and Guilford County Schools new superintendent Sharon Contreras check out the ninth-grade honors biology class as she tours the school on the first day of school Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in High Point, N.C.

Wayne Duggins principal of Southwest High School helps students find their classrooms as they changes classes on the first day of school Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in High Point, N.C.

Students arrive at Irving Park Elementary School bus drop off as Guilford County Schools begin the new school year Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.

Nicole Gilliam, Irving Park Elementary School counselor, greets students as they arrive at school as Guilford County Schools begin the new school year on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.

Nicole Gilliam, left, Irving Park Elementary School counselor talks to Letonya Guy, right, as she says good-bye to her daughter Jazmine Richardson-Guy, as she leaves her in her kindergarten class as Guilford County Schools begin the new school year on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.

Parents at Irving Park Elementary School gather in the media center for a Boohoo/Yahoo Breakfast after dropping off their children on the first day of school Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.

H'Lus Ksor, left, says good-bye to her daughter Isabella Ksor, 5, on her first day of kindergarten class at Irving Park Elementary School as Guilford County Schools begin the new school year on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C. Ksor said her daughter woke up on her own at 6:35 a.m. excited to go to school and said where the sun at, I can't go to school without the sun.

Juan Mendoza kisses his son, Anthony Luqueno, goodbye as he starts kindergarten at Irving Park Elementary School on Monday.

Fourth graders learning the language during the first day of the school year for Chinese language teacher Yanyan Yin at Northwood Elementary School, on Monday, August 29, 2016, in High Point, N.C.

Using a panda puppet during the first day of the school year for Chinese language teacher Yanyan Yin at Northwood Elementary School, on Monday, August 29, 2016, in High Point, N.C.

Teaching the rules of conduct to her class during the first day of the school year for Chinese language teacher Yanyan Yin at Northwood Elementary School, on Monday, August 29, 2016, in High Point, N.C.

Teaching the rules of conduct in Chinese to a 4th grade class during the first day of the school year for Chinese language teacher Yanyan Yin at Northwood Elementary School, on Monday, August 29, 2016, in High Point, N.C.

Teaching the rules of conduct in Chinese to a 4th grade class during the first day of the school year for Chinese language teacher Yanyan Yin at Northwood Elementary School, on Monday, August 29, 2016, in High Point, N.C.

Fourth graders learning the language during the first day of the school year for Chinese language teacher Yanyan Yin at Northwood Elementary School, on Monday, August 29, 2016, in High Point, N.C.

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