Student across the Valley head back to school for the 2012-2013 school year.
Parents check class lists at Boulder Creek Elementary school on the first day of class for the Gilbert School District, Wednesday, August 8, 2012 in Mesa. [Tim Hacker/Tribune]
Boulder Creek Elementary school principal Karen Coleman,left, greets students on the first day of class for the Gilbert School District, Wednesday, August 8, 2012 in Mesa. [Tim Hacker/Tribune]
Boulder Creek Elementary school principal Karen Coleman,left, greets students on the first day of class for the Gilbert School District, Wednesday, August 8, 2012 in Mesa. [Tim Hacker/Tribune]
Boulder Creek Elementary school principal Karen Coleman,left, helps a student find her teacher on the first day of class for the Gilbert School District, Wednesday, August 8, 2012 in Mesa. [Tim Hacker/Tribune]
Parents and students walk to Boulder Creek Elementary school on the first day of class for the Gilbert Unified School District, Wednesday, August 8, 2012 in Mesa. [Tim Hacker/Tribune]
Curry Elementary school crossing guard Vycki Neyenhuis greets students walking to school on the first day of class, Tuesday, August 7, 2012 in the Tempe Elementary school district. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
A Tempe police officer makes a traffic stop near Curry Elementary school on the first day of class, Tuesday, August 7, 2012. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Curry Elementary school crossing guard Vycki Neyenhuis greets students walking to school on the first day of class, Tuesday, August 7, 2012 in the Tempe Elementary school district. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Drivers proceed through a school zone in Chandler out in front of San Marco Elementary Friday, August 3, 2012. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Drivers proceed through a school zone in Chandler out in front of San Marco Elementary Friday, August 3, 2012. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Drivers proceed through a school zone in Chandler out in front of San Marco Elementary Friday, August 3, 2012. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Drivers proceed through a school zone in Chandler out in front of San Marco Elementary Friday, August 3, 2012. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Jacobson Elementary school principal Lynn Weed welcomes students to school on the first day back to class in the Chandler school district, Monday, July 23, 2012. [Tim Hacker/Tribune]
Jacobson Elementary school principal Lynn Weed welcomes students to school on the first day back to class in the Chandler school district, Monday, July 23, 2012. [Tim Hacker/Tribune]
Jacobson Elementary school principal Lynn Weed welcomes students to school on the first day back to class in the Chandler school district, Monday, July 23, 2012. [Tim Hacker/Tribune]
Jacobson Elementary school principal Lynn Weed welcomes students to school on the first day back to class in the Chandler school district, Monday, July 23, 2012. [Tim Hacker/Tribune]
Preschool and kindergarten teacher Mrs. Jory Lawson's welcomes her students on the first day of class Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at STEP UP, the new EDUPRIZE Schools venture in Mesa at the former Washington Activity Center. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Preschool and kindergarten students in Mrs. Jory Lawson's walk into their classroom Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at STEP UP, the new EDUPRIZE Schools venture in Mesa at the former Washington Activity Center. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Preschool and kindergarten teacher Mrs. Jory Lawson's welcomes her students on the first day of class Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at STEP UP, the new EDUPRIZE Schools venture in Mesa at the former Washington Activity Center. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
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