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Check Out These Adorable Photos From the First Day of School in Pilsen

By Stephanie Lulay | September 9, 2015 8:38am
 A pre-K student poses for a photo on his first day of school Tuesday at Orozco Community Academy, a CPS fine arts and performing arts elementary school in Pilsen.
A pre-K student poses for a photo on his first day of school Tuesday at Orozco Community Academy, a CPS fine arts and performing arts elementary school in Pilsen.
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PILSEN — Donning navy, white and petite red bows, more than 600 students returned to school at Orozco Community Academy Tuesday.

The little ones weren't alone in their curiosity and trepidation about what waited for them beyond the doors at 18th Street and Damen Avenue. It was new Principal Efrain Martinez's first day of class at the Pilsen school, too.

The fine arts and performing arts neighborhood school, which houses a regional gifted program for Spanish-speaking English-language learners, serves students from pre-school through eighth grade.

Check out our snaps from the first day of school below.

Pre-K students line up for their first day of school Tuesday at Orozco Community Academy, a CPS fine arts and performing arts elementary school in Pilsen. [DNAinfo/Stephanie Lulay]

A parents says goodbye to her daughter on the first day of school Tuesday at Orozco Community Academy in Pilsen. [DNAinfo/Stephanie Lulay]

A pre-K student is comforted by her teacher on the first day of school Tuesday at Orozco Community Academy, a CPS fine arts and performing arts elementary school in Pilsen. [DNAinfo/Stephanie Lulay]

Pre-K students enjoy a morning snack as Orozco Principal Efrain Martinez looks on in the background. [DNAinfo/Stephanie Lulay]

Kindergarten students meet their teacher while their parents wait in the background at Orozco Community Academy in Pilsen. Tuesday was the first day of school for CPS students. [DNAinfo/Stephanie Lulay]

Kindergarten teacher Michelle Carrillo reads to her new Kindergarten students Tuesday at Orozco Community Academy in Pilsen. Tuesday was the first day of school for CPS students. [DNAinfo/Stephanie Lulay]

As modeled by these Kindergartners, Orozco Community Academy students adhere to a dress code. [DNAinfo/Stephanie Lulay]

A Kindergarten student at Orozco Elementary poses for a photo with her parents in her new classroom. [DNAinfo/Stephanie Lulay]

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