From Big Pine to Duck Key, Middle Keys kids strapped on their backpacks, picked out their first-day outfits and got ready to hit the books as Monroe County welcomed students back to school on Aug. 13. A balloon arch framed the traditional senior walk-in at Marathon Middle and High School, while parents down the street at Switlik shared a mix of joyful and tearful goodbyes to little learners at Stanley Switlik Elementary. The Keys Weekly staff wishes all students, teachers and staff a safe, healthy and productive year broadening the minds of Marathon’s future.
Photos by ALEX RICKERT/Keys Weekly
