Buses, cars, bikes and pedestrians made their way back to schools in the Park City School District yesterday for the first day of the 2024-2025 school year. Middle school students were “clapped in” at Treasure Mountain, kindergarten and preschool students bid anxious farewell to their parents at McPolin and high school students handed out doughnuts in the parking lot to welcome their classmates back to class.

Left: Katrina Kmak rides her son, John “Jack” Burdick V, to his first day of kindergarten on his bike. Kmak’s husband, John Burdick IV, also accompanied her to Jack’s first day of school.

Right: Shane Hoffmeyer tearfully says goodbye to his father, Tyler Hoffmeyer, on his first day of preschool at McPolin Elementary. Tyler is the technology instructional coach at Park City High School and said, “I’m excited to have (Shane) so close.”