First Day of School

Prince George’s County Public Schools opened for the new school year this past Monday and I was sent out to capture it at two local elementary schools: Melwood and Barack Obama. I wore my purple floaty skirt and…KIDDING! Photos:

Raymond Bradshaw the III, 5, of Clinton,  walks behind his father Raymond Bradshaw Jr., as he checks his bag of school supplies on the first day of school at Melwood Elementary School in Upper Marlboro, MD on August 23, 2010. Bradshaw III is in kindergarten.

New principal Kristil Fossett and the Douglass High School Eagle, played by Douglass senior Kendall Harrison, waves to cars on Woodyard Road as they pass Melwood Elementary School on the first day of school in Upper Marlboro, MD on August 23, 2010.

Makayla Doyle, 5, of Clinton, hugs new her new principal Kristil Fossett, on the first day of school at Melwood Elementary School in Upper Marlboro, MD on August 23, 2010. Doyle is in kindergarten.

Parents and media swarm Barack Obama Elementary School on the first day of school in Upper Marlboro, MD on August 23, 2010. Prince George’s County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. William Hite and Maryland Lieutenant Governor were slated to attend.

PGCPS Superintendent Dr. William Hite surveys the crowd of new students with Principal Pearl Harmon on the first day of school at Barack Obama Elementary School in Upper Marlboro, MD on August 23, 2010.