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First day nerves fade as kindergartners return to Oak Glen
Readers meet Brandon Owen and classmates at Oak Glen School amid busy first day scenes. Parents line the parking lot, backpacks gleam with logos, and teachers guide distraught newcomers while older students adjust to new routines.
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South Suburbs
The
Star
Brandon Owen
Oak Glen School
Ing
John May
Owen
Brandon
Sue Owen
Oak Glen
Emily
Arenae Ee
Chicago Bulls
Dr. Seuss
Nike
Mau
May
Alexis Shaw
Alexis
Lansing
Memphis
Jeannie McCall
Mary Mahoney
Jenna Klimala
Nathan
Mrs. McCall
Ashley
Atonya
Stagg High School
Palos Hills
Georgina Kourvas
Hickory Hills
Kourvas
Dorn School
Kornes
Stagg
111Th Street
Roberts Road
Judd Werth
Werth
Joe Benjamin
Benjamin
Bob Fabrizo
Fabrizo
Shane Hamstra
William Hutchinson
Worth
Hamstra
Hutchinson
Tim Mahler
Chris Gembara
Brian Lukasik
Palos Heights
Gembara
Dean Fabrizo
Washington Junior High
Yota
Chicago Heights
Thursay
Donald Aprati
Aprati
Chicago
Washington
Erica Jaquez
Jaquez
Leana Flores
Donald Simpson