Trinity Episcopal senior Ja’Mescya Queen, 17, and sophomore Trevianna Barnes, 15, stop by their lockers before their first day of the new school year Thursday at Trinity Episcopal Day School.(Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)

Constance Geoghegan holds up a crab for her first-grade students. (Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)

Trinity Episcopal students, from left, Haley Howington, 17, Seth Blattner, 18, Katie Borum, 17, and Camille Taylor, 18, talk before the first day of their senior year Thursday at Trinity Episcopal Day School.(Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)

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Jacob Riley, left, and Wyatt Yelverton share a joke during their lunch hour. (Ben Hillyer | The Natchez Democrat)

Stormi Hamilton learns how to dispose of her trash when finished with lunch each day. (Ben Hillyer | The Natchez Democrat)

Faye Barnes’ kindergarten class at Holy Family Early Learning Center was filled with every kind of emotion as her class started the first day of school. Barnes’ student played with emoji faces as part of the morning’s orientation. Avery Thomas holds up a funny emoji face as Nyla Jones, Hannah Hill, Robert Terrell and teacher assistant Louise McLoughlin watch.

Barnes talks to the students about the alphabet.

The class members show Barnes their brightest smiles.

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Students walk through the halls Tuesday during the first day of school. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)

Sixth graders BreeAnna Butler, 11, talks with Whitney Ballard, 11, and Paishense Rogers, 11, during their break. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)

Adams County Christian School senior, Anna Perrin, 17, and junior, Caroline Cotton, 16, walk to the cafeteria together on the first day of school Tuesday at ACCS. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)

Students of Natchez Adams School District wore polo shirts with the school logo and khakis pre-pandemic. New uniforms will not require a logo and students will be allowed to wear denim jeans and spirit T-shirts on special occasions. (File photo | The Natchez Democrat)

McLaurin teacher Dorothy Williams spent her first day as a teacher learning along with her students.

Students line up in the cafeteria for lunch.

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Abby Mire and Natalie Smith look at their locker combinations before their class. (Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)

Mark McCann high-fives students walking down the halls on their first day of school Friday at Cathedral Elementary School in Natchez. (Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)

Cathedral Principal Norm Yvon visits with student on the first day of school. (Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)

Colin Brown, 3, begins to weep when Shameca Collins and Carlos Brown drop him off for his first day of Pre-K 3 Friday at Cathedral Elementary in Natchez. Collins said Colin Brown had been to day care before but that this was his first time in a school environment. (Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)

Magnolia Smith, 7, hangs her backpack up Friday in Amy Gamberi’s second grade class during the first day of school at Cathedral Elementary. (Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)