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Photo courtesy of Ming Walker
Reese Walker is an 8th grade student at Louis Pizitz Middle School.
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Photo courtesy of Deanna McShan
Reese Bousquet is starting 5th grade at Cahaba Heights Elementary.
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Photo courtesy of Deanna McShan
John Luke Bousquet is a pre-K student at Primrose School at Liberty Park.
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Photo courtesy of Magen Wright.
Merrit (left) and Campbell Wright both started 2nd grade, and Maylie Wrights started 1st grade at Vestavia Hills Elementary- Dolly Ridge.
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Photo courtesy of Bridgett Glasgow
Bo Glasgow (left) started his freshman year at Vestavia High School's Freshman Campus. He's pictured with his dad, Coach Jarrod Glasgow, who teaches at the school.
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Photo courtesy of Vestavia Hills Elementary West.
Lily Czachowski started 3rd grade at Vestavia Hills Elementary West.
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Photo courtesy of Kati Czachowski
Kati Czachowski (left), Kristin Jones (middle left) and Jami Jones (right) all teach kindergarten at Vestavia Hills Elementary West Malorie Bryan (middle right) teaches 5th grade at the school as well.
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Photo courtesy of Caryn Smith.
Blakely Smith started kindergarten at Vestavia Hills Elementary East.
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Photo courtesy of Terra Barnes
Kamille Barnes started kindergarten at Vestavia Hills Elementary East.
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Photo courtesy of Terra Barnes
Kai Barnes (left) and Courtni Gamble (right) both started 6th grade at Louis Pizitz Middle.
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Photo courtesy of Malorie Bryan
Maddox Bryan (left) started kindergarten and Oliver Bryan (right) started 4th grade at Vestavia Hills Elementary West.
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Photo courtesy of Lindsey Hull
Kate Hull (left) started 5th grade at Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park, and Reese Hull (right) started 7th grade at Liberty Park Middle.
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Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Fillebaum
Will Fillebaum (left) started 6th grade at Pizitz Middle, and Henry Fillebaum started 3rd grade at Vestavia Hills Elementary West.
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Photo courtesy of Amber Terakedis
Will Terakedis at Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park with his teacher, Mrs. Baxter.
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Photo courtesy of Amber Terakedis
Drew Terakedis started 8th grade at Liberty Park Middle School.
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Photo courtesy of Amber Terakeis
Students gather for their first day at Liberty Park Middle School.
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Photo courtesy of Kelli Murphy
Avery and Clara Murphy both started 4th grade at Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge.
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Photo courtesy of Sydney Carter
Greyson Carter started kindergarten at Vestavia Hills Elementary West.
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Photo courtesy of Julie Van Hoy
Adelynn Newman started 3rd grade at Cahaba Heights Elementary.
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Photo courtesy of Allison Herr
Jake Herr started his senior year at Vestavia Hills High. Included in this photos are photos of Herr starting school through the years.
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Photo courtesy of Allison Herr.
In order of left to right, Katherine Crowe, Ceile Jordan, Helen Herr, Lucy Watkins, Georgia Waltman, Mary Carmen McNeese, Kate Watkins and Caroline Eickholt started their sophomore year at Vestavia Hills High.
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Photo courtesy of Sonya Boatright
A group of kindergarteners on their first day at Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park.
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Photo courtesy of Diana Homeland
Harper Hogeland started 2nd grade at Vestavia Hills Elementary East.
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Photo courtesy of Meghan Clapton
Jackson Clopton started kindergarten at Vestavia Hills Elementary West.
Students at Vestavia City Schools started the 2024-2025 school year this week.
High school and middle schools students returned to classes on Wednesday, and elementary school students started their year on Thursday.
Check out these students' first day of school photos in the gallery above.
Want to see your back-to-school photos featured in this gallery? It's not too late to send us your photos. Send your first day photos to with the subject line “Vestavia first day of school” to cinabinett@starnesmedia.com. In the body of the email, please include your name, your child’s name, your child’s grade level and what school they attend.
