In St. Johns County in 1997, Greg Stevens carries his son, Collin, to kindergarten class at Ocean Palms Elementary School on the first day of school.
At brand-new New Berlin Elementary School, Seth Joyner, 6, resists his mother Gloria's attempts to cheer him up before she leaves his kindergarten class on the first day of school in 2006.
In 2006, Thelma Ray, a crossing guard for 14 years, gets a hug from brothers David (left), 9, and Dakoby Jones, 8, on the first day of school at Pine Forest Elementary School of the Arts. Her relationship with Pine Forest goes back to its opening in 1963 when she was its first PTA president. In 2007 she was among those honored at an annual hall of fame banquet for the J.P. Small Foundation, which helps youths build development skills.
Times-Union and Jacksonville Journal photographers had captured so many good photos over the decades that we ran out of room for them.
Looking for reassurance from his older brother on the first day of classes in 2007, Danny Nguyen (right), 5, peeks out the door of his kindergarten classroom at his brother Tony (center), 6, as teacher Laura Newton (right) talks with Danny's mom Sheila at the new Chaffee Trail Elementary.
San Pablo Elementary first-grader Victoria Baumgartner sheds tears on the first day of the 2009-2010 school year. Despite her mother's hugs and kisses, she wasn't ready to end her summer vacation and go back to school. "She's not having it," her mom, Sara Boles, said.
So, here are more photos beginning in the early 1970s of first-day jitters, tears and excitement.
Kids in 2010 make a dash for slices of watermelon after learning a bit about the fruit from extension agent Brad Burbaugh (right) on the first day of classes at Chets Creek Elementary. The first day of school featured animals, tractors and seedlings to match that year's motto of "Cultivating a Community of Excellence!"
Affluent Americans may want to double-check how much of their bank deposits are protected by government-backed insurance. The rules governing trust accounts just changed.
Former NBA guard Darius Morris has died at the age of 33. He played for five teams during his four NBA seasons. Morris played college basketball at Michigan.
Ohtani tagged Braves ace Max Fried for a two-run shot in the first inning, then hit a solo shot in the eighth as the Dodgers prevailed in a battle of NL favorites.
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