First day of school

Eugene Ware Elementary School fourth grade teacher Marci Russell watches students as they return to their classroom projects following recess Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday was the first day of school for USD 234 students and staff. Fort Scott Community College students headed back to class on Monday and USD 235 students and staff plan to return to the halls of learning on Sept. 6.(Jason E. Silvers/Tribune)

Eugene Ware Elementary School physical education teacher Dustin Wiley supervises third-grade students in a physical activity Tuesday afternoon in which students ran, skipped, hopped and even walked backwards around cones set up in the school's gymnasium. (Jason E. Silvers/Tribune)