SANDPOINT — Students from across Bonner County are waking up a little earlier than usual, finding their backpacks, best outfits and supplies and heading off to school.

As the students of Farmin-Stidwell approached the gates of a new school year, the full range of emotions were on display. Some kids sprinted to the playground, finding their friends and getting right to discussing their summer, while others waited patiently at their parents' side for the bell to ring.

“Tuesday was an exciting start to the school year for all our educators and students, who we warmly welcomed back to the classroom,” Lake Pend Oreille School District officials told the Daily Bee.

Once the bell rang, many kids found their parents for one last hug before they were off to their classes. Students hung their bac

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