The first bell rang Monday morning to mark the start of the 2025-26 school year for the Foyil Panthers. Students across all grades returned to classrooms after a summer filled with sports practices, band rehearsals and anticipation for the year ahead.

District leaders say the priority this year is clear: be in class, be engaged and make the most of each school day. Superintendent Brad Jordan said the annual schedule pick-up and meet-the-teacher event was a big success, setting a positive tone for the year.

Importance of attendance

Jordan emphasized that missing school can have long-term consequences.

“We would like parents to know that attendance is vitally important,” Jordan said. “There’s studies out there that show when kids miss 10% or 20%, that can be an entire year of schooling b

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