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NewsAugust 16, 2019

See more images from the first day of school in our Aug. 15 photo gallery or in Friday's Southeast Missourian.

Jefferson Elementary School principal Leigh Ragsdale hugs fourth-grader Robert Grant Jr. on the first day of school Thursday. "I had this vision that I want our kids to dream big and I want our kids to have a sense of belonging when they are here," Ragsdale said.
Jefferson Elementary School principal Leigh Ragsdale hugs fourth-grader Robert Grant Jr. on the first day of school Thursday. "I had this vision that I want our kids to dream big and I want our kids to have a sense of belonging when they are here," Ragsdale said.Jacob Wiegand
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