It's an exciting day here for kids and parents in Beacon! School has started and kids are psyched. Why? Because there is so much to do here! From producing plays, to being the first to experience Beacon's first daily After School Program for K-5 with enriching options like baking class, bird class, yoga, and junior engineers, to sports programs, to signing up for new classes offered in the high school curriculum. To follow even more photos, do a search for the hashtag #firstdaybeacon and #artsforsmarts. The day has inspired a fresh movement to donate to the Beacon Arts and Education Fund, the efforts from which which has a huge impact on our schools in terms of purchased materials, including new sound equipment in the high school auditorium, arts & education teaching artist residencies in the schools, musical instruments, arts supplies

Enjoy this celebration of school in pictures, which doesn't nearly represent all of the families who make up the diverse Beacon City School District.