Honesty Smith was among thousands of excited students in the Monroe area who rushed to get back to school as the 2016-17 school year began on Monday.
Teachers were ready and students were “all in our places with sunshiny faces.”
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Enjoy photos of the first day of school by award-winning Photojournalist Kita K. Wright
