First grader Niko Sigala, 6, receives a welcome hug from Principal Parisa Asgharzadeh on the first day of school at Dolores Gonzales Elementary School in Albuquerque.
Students are welcomed with music and dancing at Dolores Gonzales Elementary School in Albuquerque on Thursday.
Second-grader Graciela Contreras, 7, hugs teacher Evelyn Hernandez while students are welcomed with music and dancing at Dolores Gonzales Elementary School in Albuquerque on Thursday.
Students begin their first day of classes at Sandia High School in Albuquerque on Thursday.
Superintendent Gabriella Blakey walks through the halls during her visit to Garfield STEM Magnet and Community School on the first day of school in Albuquerque on Thursday.
Students navigate their way through the halls to their classes during the first day of school at Garfield STEM Magnet and Community School in Albuquerque on Thursday.
Students are welcomed with music and dancing at Dolores Gonzales Elementary School in Albuquerque on Thursday.
Students begin their first day of classes at Sandia High School in Albuquerque on Thursday.
Principal Parisa Asgharzadeh dances with a student on the first day of school at Dolores Gonzales Elementary School in Albuquerque on Thursday.
Fourth-grader Addy Chavez, 9, feels the first-day-of-school jitters as her little sister, Amelia, 4, and their grandmother, Michelle Trujillo, walk her to the entrance of Dolores Gonzales Elementary School in Albuquerque on Thursday.
First-grader Liderio Garcia, 6, is the first in line during the first day of school at Dolores Gonzales Elementary School in Albuquerque on Thursday.