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Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Limbaugh
Charlize Limbaugh is a kindergartener at Edgewood Elementary
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Photo courtesy of Leigh Anna Hall.
Ivey Hall is a 2nd grader at Edgewood Elementary.
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Photo courtesy of Amy Strong
Anne Charlotte Strong (left) is starting 5th grade, Ford Strong (middle) is starting 1st grade and Hudson (right) is starting 3rd grade at Shades Cahaba Elementary.
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Photo courtesy of Lesley Newell.
Beckham Newell (left) started his freshman year at Homewood High School. Kyle Newell (right) started his senior year there as well.
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Photo courtesy of Meredith Davidson Drennen.
Alan Drennen is started 2nd grade at Edgewood Elementary.
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Photo courtesy of Laura Feld
Sam Feld (left) is started 3rd grade and Eli Feld (right) is started 5th grade at Edgewood Elementary.
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Photo courtesy of Liz Smith Bolen.
Claire Bolen (left) started 4th grade and Ben Bolen (right) started 1st grade at Shades Cahaba.
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Photo courtesy of Jennifer Creel
John Creel (left) started 3rd grade, Jacyln (middle left) and Julie (right) Creel started kindergarten and James Creel started 5th grade at Edgewood Elementary.
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Photo courtesy of Emily Holm
Ann Wesley Holm (left) started 4th grade and Ellie Holm (right) started 6th grade at Homewood Middle School.
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Photo courtesy of Jessica Kim
Matthew and Katherine Kim both started 1st grade at Edgewood Elementary.
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Photo courtesy of Ashley Cox
Jackson Cox (left) started 1st grade at Hall-Kent Elementary. Luke Cox (right) started 3rd grade there as well.
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Photo courtesy of Mary Forsyth Biggs
Audrey Biggs started her senior year at Homewood High School.
Students at Homewood City schools started the 2024-2025 school year on Thursday.
Check out these students' first day photos in the gallery above.
These photos were submitted as part of The Homewood Star's back-to-school photo contest, which will run through Monday, Aug. 12 on The Homewood Star's Facebook. The contest's winner will receive a $100 gift card to The Battery, as well as a $100 donation to their PTO.
