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September 4, 2024
As students in the Cape Region head back to the classroom, the Cape Gazette is commemorating the occasion by publishing reader-submitted back-to-school photos. Send photos to Ellen Driscoll at ellen@capegazette.com.
Please be sure to include first and last names for anyone shown in the photo, the schools they are attending, as well as the name of the photographer.
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![This Lewes Elementary crew is ready for school! Gathered are (l-r) Leah Jaffe, fourth grade; Addison Brown, kindergarten; Christopher Brown, third grade; and Landon Jaffe, first grade. MELISSA JAFFE PHOTO](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/09/field/image/LES crew.jpeg)
This Lewes Elementary crew is ready for school! Gathered are (l-r) Leah Jaffe, fourth grade; Addison Brown, kindergarten; Christopher Brown, third grade; and Landon Jaffe, first grade. MELISSA JAFFE PHOTO
![The Sender boys are eager to get the day started. Gathered are (l-r) Graham, fifth grade, Lewes Elementary; and Griffin, seventh grade, and Grayson, eighth grade at Frederick D. Thomas Middle. JANELLE SENDER PHOTO](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/09/field/image/Sender.jpg)
The Sender boys are eager to get the day started. Gathered are (l-r) Graham, fifth grade, Lewes Elementary; and Griffin, seventh grade, and Grayson, eighth grade at Frederick D. Thomas Middle. JANELLE SENDER PHOTO
![Kyrgyzstan exchange student Gulya Mamasaidova is a junior at Cape High. She is staying with the Doyle family of Rehoboth Beach. NANCY DOYLE PHOTO](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/09/field/image/first day - Gulya Mamasaidova.jpeg)
Kyrgyzstan exchange student Gulya Mamasaidova is a junior at Cape High. She is staying with the Doyle family of Rehoboth Beach. NANCY DOYLE PHOTO
![Avery Roth and Dawkins are ready for the first day of first grade at Milton Elementary School. NICK ROTH PHOTO](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/09/field/image/Avery.jpg)
Avery Roth and Dawkins are ready for the first day of first grade at Milton Elementary School. NICK ROTH PHOTO
![The Suchecki boys are ready for their first day of school. Gathered are (l-r) Zachary, fourth grade, Love Creek Elementary; Everett, second grade, Love Creek Elementary; Aidan, Children’s Beach House preschool; and Casey, kindergarten, Love Creek Elementary. In front, Rowan, 4 months, is starting daddy day care. PETE SUCHECKI PHOTO](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/09/field/image/Suchecki.jpeg)
The Suchecki boys are ready for their first day of school. Gathered are (l-r) Zachary, fourth grade, Love Creek Elementary; Everett, second grade, Love Creek Elementary; Aidan, Children’s Beach House preschool; and Casey, kindergarten, Love Creek Elementary. In front, Rowan, 4 months, is starting daddy day care. PETE SUCHECKI PHOTO
![The Behringer boys are ready for school. Morgan, left, is a Beacon Middle sixth-grader and Logan is a Rehoboth Elementary fifth grader. MIKE BEHRINGER PHOTO](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/09/field/image/Beringer.jpeg)
The Behringer boys are ready for school. Morgan, left, is a Beacon Middle sixth-grader and Logan is a Rehoboth Elementary fifth grader. MIKE BEHRINGER PHOTO
![Mariner Middle students Olivia Carvajal and Lily Barrett are excited for the first day of school. MEGAN BARRETT PHOTO](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/09/field/image/Barrett.jpeg)
Mariner Middle students Olivia Carvajal and Lily Barrett are excited for the first day of school. MEGAN BARRETT PHOTO
![The Sorto kids are ready to hit the books. Lucia is in fourth grade and her brother Nico is in second grade at Rehoboth Elementary. COLLEEN SORTO PHOTO](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/09/field/image/Sorto.jpg)
The Sorto kids are ready to hit the books. Lucia is in fourth grade and her brother Nico is in second grade at Rehoboth Elementary. COLLEEN SORTO PHOTO
![Fourth-grader Maggie Lawrence and her brother, second-grader Andrew Lawrence, are headed to Lewes Elementary. LEAH LAWRENCE PHOTO](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/09/field/image/Lawrence.jpeg)
Fourth-grader Maggie Lawrence and her brother, second-grader Andrew Lawrence, are headed to Lewes Elementary. LEAH LAWRENCE PHOTO
![Fifth graders Abygail and Bouldin Kelley are headed to Milton Elementary for one more year. JESSICA KELLEY PHOTO](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/09/field/image/Kelley.jpeg)
Fifth graders Abygail and Bouldin Kelley are headed to Milton Elementary for one more year. JESSICA KELLEY PHOTO
![Cape High juniors (l-r) Ava Rodriguez, Kamren Parker, Emily Stadler and Sophia Baugh gather before classes start. MELISSA RODRIGUEZ PHOTO](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/09/field/image/Cape.jpeg)
Cape High juniors (l-r) Ava Rodriguez, Kamren Parker, Emily Stadler and Sophia Baugh gather before classes start. MELISSA RODRIGUEZ PHOTO
![Lewes Elementary better be ready for fourth grader Shane, left, and second grader Shelby Reynolds. STACEY REYNOLDS PHOTO](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/09/field/image/Reynolds.jpeg)
Lewes Elementary better be ready for fourth grader Shane, left, and second grader Shelby Reynolds. STACEY REYNOLDS PHOTO
![Olivia Von Den Bosch is excited for her first day of kindergarten at H.O. Brittingham. KATELYNN VON DEN BOSCH PHOTO](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/09/field/image/Von Den Bosch.jpeg)
Olivia Von Den Bosch is excited for her first day of kindergarten at H.O. Brittingham. KATELYNN VON DEN BOSCH PHOTO
![Jase Truitt is off to his senior year at Cape High while Jorja Truitt is headed to her seventh grade year at Beacon Middle. SUSANNE TRUITT PHOTO](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/09/field/image/Truitt.jpeg)
Jase Truitt is off to his senior year at Cape High while Jorja Truitt is headed to her seventh grade year at Beacon Middle. SUSANNE TRUITT PHOTO
![Second grader Cecilia May and third grader Liam May are all set for a new year at Love Creek Elementary. MARI MAY PHOTO](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/09/field/image/May.jpg)
Second grader Cecilia May and third grader Liam May are all set for a new year at Love Creek Elementary. MARI MAY PHOTO
![Sixth grader Landon Weaver visits with Maria Clark, future Cape Class of 2040 graduate. COURTNEY CLARK PHOTO](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/09/field/image/Weaver Clark.jpg)
Sixth grader Landon Weaver visits with Maria Clark, future Cape Class of 2040 graduate. COURTNEY CLARK PHOTO
![Rehoboth Elementary, watch out. Here comes kindergartener Hanna-Mae Baker and second grader Haiden Baker. ASHLEY BAKER PHOTO](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/09/field/image/Baker.jpeg)
Rehoboth Elementary, watch out. Here comes kindergartener Hanna-Mae Baker and second grader Haiden Baker. ASHLEY BAKER PHOTO
![Little brother wanted to get in on the first day picture action! Love Creek kindergartener Knox Lougheed lovingly holds his brother, 3-month-old Forge Lougheed. KEVIN LOUGHEED PHOTO](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/09/field/image/Lougheed.jpeg)
Little brother wanted to get in on the first day picture action! Love Creek kindergartener Knox Lougheed lovingly holds his brother, 3-month-old Forge Lougheed. KEVIN LOUGHEED PHOTO
![Following in the footsteps of his sister, Shannon O’Neill (Cape High Class of 2014), James Falk Jr. gets to use the same back-to-school and weekly spelling chalkboard one last time as he heads off for his first day of senior year. KAREN FALK PHOTO](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/09/field/image/Falk.jpg)
Following in the footsteps of his sister, Shannon O’Neill (Cape High Class of 2014), James Falk Jr. gets to use the same back-to-school and weekly spelling chalkboard one last time as he heads off for his first day of senior year. KAREN FALK PHOTO
![The first day of school is a true family affair for the Mills family. Carson Mills, left, is now a third grader at Milton Elementary, Kayla Mills is a paraeducator for Sussex Consortium Little Vikings and Landon Mills is a fifth grader at Milton Elementary. CHRISTOPHER MILLS PHOTO](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/09/field/image/Mills.jpeg)
The first day of school is a true family affair for the Mills family. Carson Mills, left, is now a third grader at Milton Elementary, Kayla Mills is a paraeducator for Sussex Consortium Little Vikings and Landon Mills is a fifth grader at Milton Elementary. CHRISTOPHER MILLS PHOTO
![Siblings (l-r) Evelyn Parks, fourth grade, and Brae Parks, second grade, are headed to Milton Elementary. MATTHEW PARKS PHOTO](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/09/field/image/Parks 2.jpeg)
Siblings (l-r) Evelyn Parks, fourth grade, and Brae Parks, second grade, are headed to Milton Elementary. MATTHEW PARKS PHOTO
![Second grader Vivian Heick, left, and fourth grader Emelia Heick gather before their first day at Love Creek Elementary. NICOLE HEICK PHOTO](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/09/field/image/heick.jpeg)
Second grader Vivian Heick, left, and fourth grader Emelia Heick gather before their first day at Love Creek Elementary. NICOLE HEICK PHOTO
![Cape High junior Natalie Schneider is missing her brother Dru Schneider, a Texas A&M sophomore on her first day of school. JOHN SCHNEIDER PHOTO](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/09/field/image/Schneider.jpg)
Cape High junior Natalie Schneider is missing her brother Dru Schneider, a Texas A&M sophomore on her first day of school. JOHN SCHNEIDER PHOTO
![Cole McKenzie joins his sister, Mariner Middle seventh grader McKenzie Russell, for a first day of school photo.](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/09/field/image/Russell.jpg)
Cole McKenzie joins his sister, Mariner Middle seventh grader McKenzie Russell, for a first day of school photo.
![Milton Elementary fifth grader Annabelle McLaughlin holds her baby sister Penelope Pepper. REGINA MCLAUGHLIN_PEPPER PHOTO](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/09/field/image/Mcl.jpeg)
Milton Elementary fifth grader Annabelle McLaughlin holds her baby sister Penelope Pepper. REGINA MCLAUGHLIN_PEPPER PHOTO