Montrio Belton, center, principal at Monroe Middle School, greets sixth-grade students during an assembly at Monroe Middle School during the first day of year-round school, July 27, 2009.

Monroe Middle School students are all smiles as they step off the school bus to start the 2009-2010 school year. Students in year-round schools started Monday, July 27, 2009.

Kristin Austin, a first-grade teacher at East Elementary, assists Dazieon Hamilton with a math problem on his first day of school. East Elementary, a year-round school, began July 27, 2009.

Donica Hall, center, from Monroe, walks her daughter, Jaona Hall, 5, into her first day of school at East Elementary. Also pictured, at left, is Donica’s youngest daughter, Jasani Thompson, 1 year old. Jaona said she most looked forward to meeting her teachers and seeing her friends. East Elementary, a year-round school, began July 27, 2009.

This article was provided courtesy of the Communications Office of the Union County Public Schools.











