Darilel Ramos, a second-grader at Ruby Drive Elementary School in Placentia, poses with the flag on his first day of school on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Kierre McGrory, left, takes a photo of her third-grader daughter, Savone McGrory, outside Ruby Drive Elementary School in Placentia on the first day of school on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Eileen Aguilar (front row) poses for a selfie with her sister Francie Sherman (left), her three sons Ian Sandoval, Ethan Sandoval and Nathan Sandoval and their mother Ernestina Aguilar (right) in front of balloons at Ruby Drive Elementary School in Placentia on opening day, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Amelia Lewis, left, a second-grader, and her brother Andre, a fourth-grader, arrive at Ruby Drive Elementary School in Placentia on the first day of school on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Students accompanied by their parents on their first day of school at Ruby Drive Elementary School in Placentia on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Preschooler Georgia Carmona, 4, poses for a photo on her first day of school with her mother, Lisa Carmona, who is also principal at Ruby Drive Elementary School in Placentia, on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Students accompanied by their parents on their first day of school at Ruby Drive Elementary School in Placentia on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Jesus Ramos, a daytime janitor at Ruby Drive Elementary School in Placentia, holds up a flag as students and their parents arrive for the first day of school on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Priscilla Contreras, left, takes a photo of her daughter, Mila Contreras, a second-grader at Ruby Drive Elementary School in Placentia, on her first day of school on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Students and their parents arrive at Ruby Drive Elementary School in Placentia on the first day of school on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Kierre McGrory, left, takes a photo of her third-grader daughter, Savone McGrory, outside Ruby Drive Elementary School in Placentia on the first day of school on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Students and their families pose in front of balloons as they arrive for the first day of school at Ruby Drive Elementary School in Placentia on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Darilel Ramos, a second-grader at Ruby Drive Elementary School in Placentia, poses with the flag on his first day of school on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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This marks the end of the local learners' summer vacation.
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District was the last district in the area to bring students back to campus for the new semester. With lots of hugs, reunions with friends and first-day photos, students and their families celebrated their first day on Tuesday.
I wish you all the best in your studies over the next few months.