Thanks for your pictures of how eager learners started their latest scholastic chapter.
Excited for the first day of Alcott Elementary School classes, from kindergarten to fifth grade: Hailey and Connor Driscoll, Max Coy, Nora, Elise, and Leo Brinker, Stevie Coy, and Maggie Burgoyne.
For many Acton kids, the last day of August was the first day of the 2026-27 academic year. For some, that meant attending a new school — making new friends or catching up with old pals. Families sent in pictures of how their eager learners started their latest scholastic chapter.
Arya Subramanian, 5, is starting kindergarten at Thoreau Elementary School.Left to right, Callie Jiang, 3, is starting pre-K at Acton Carousel; Joy Jiang, 5, is in kindergarten at Thoreau Elementary School; Summer Jiang, 6, is a first grader at Thoreau.Wesley Kowaloff, 6, is starting first grade at Willard Elementary School and his brother Nathaniel is moving up to preschool at Acton Children’s Center.The Powers siblings were excited for their first day of school. From left, Ronan, 5, is a kindergartener at Acton Montessori; Ivy, 6, is starting first grade at Alcott Elementary; and Zoe, who is soon to turn 3, begins preschool at Acton Montessori.Brandt D’Agostino, 6, is beginning kindergarten at Thoreau Elementary School.Lucy Kemeza, 6, is in first grade at Alcott Elementary School.Lavender Grigas, 6, left, Juniper Grigas, 10, and Hugo Grigas, 9, attend Alcott Elementary School.Harper Strange, 9, and Max Strange, 6, are both students at Alcott Elementary School. Pup Maverick, 4, studies at home.Lana Lauria, 7, is now a second grader at Thoreau Elementary School.Harrison Brand, 7, starts second grade at Thoreau Elementary.Ella Benvenuto, 17, left, is a senior at Acton-Carlisle High School; her sister Siena,14, is a freshman.Naomi Mills, 14, left, is a Acton-Carlisle High School freshman; sister Meredith Mills, 17, is a CCHS senior.
