IN PICTURES: UPPER KEYS TEACHERS & STUDENTS EMBARK ON A NEW SCHOOL YEAR

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Plantation Key School kids prepare to meet their teachers. From left, Tristan Vazquez, Liam Griffith, Parker Vazquez and Bodie Billips. JIM McCARTHY/Keys Weekly

Another summer has come and gone. Aug. 10 marked the first day of school for students and teachers in the Keys. Before school began, Plantation Key School students had the chance to meet their teachers, visit with friends and view their classrooms during a meet-the-teacher event on Aug. 9. At Coral Shores, freshmen had the opportunity to meet their teachers and see where their next four years will be spent. And on Aug. 8, Southern Tide in Islamorada threw a teachers appreciation party with food, drinks and some discounted shopping for Upper Keys educators.

From left, Coral Shores freshman Christian Gonzalez, teacher Erica Clingerman Andersen and Class of 2022 graduate Javier Gonzalez. CONTRIBUTED
From left, Treasure Village Montessori teacher Diana McGuirk-Hille, principal Kelly Mangel, and TVM teacher Kathie Borders show off some new clothes during a teacher appreciation party at Southern Tide. CONTRIBUTED