David and Shauna Youssefnia cross the street with their children, Max, second grade, and Jordan, kindergarten, with the help of crossing guard Dawn Griep on the first day of school last Wednesday, Aug. 29.
Below, Helen Wilmot walks with her daughters, Poppy and Lucy, who started second grade at West Mercer Elementary on Wednesday.
Matthew Walzer, who started first grade at West Mercer Elementary on Wednesday, walks to school with his mother, Jody Andress.