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PHOTO GALLERY: Meet the Teacher night at Southside Elementary


  • By Heather Merriman Saba
  • | 4:00 a.m. August 16, 2013
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PHOTO GALLERY: Meet the Teacher night at Southside Elementary
Kylie Giasson and first-grade teacher Amy Pedler
Kylie Giasson and first-grade teacher Amy Pedler
Best friends Olivia Creatoro and Gabrielle DeLeo are excited about starting kindergarten this year.
Best friends Olivia Creatoro and Gabrielle DeLeo are excited about starting kindergarten this year.
Samuel Dorrill meets Southside Elementary School Principal Steven Dragon.
Samuel Dorrill meets Southside Elementary School Principal Steven Dragon.
Cooper and Max Middleton
Cooper and Max Middleton
Laszio, Blanka, Csenge and Otilla Bevardi
Laszio, Blanka, Csenge and Otilla Bevardi
Valeria Zimath’s kindergarten classroom.
Valeria Zimath’s kindergarten classroom.
Julie and Jennifer Norman meet Julie’s kindergarten teacher at Southside’s Meet the Teacher Night.
Julie and Jennifer Norman meet Julie’s kindergarten teacher at Southside’s Meet the Teacher Night.
Carolina and Oscar Revelli with her daughters, Eva and Ashley.
Carolina and Oscar Revelli with her daughters, Eva and Ashley.
Sophie, Michelle and Cara Reilly with Emma, Ashley and Sara Reynolds.
Sophie, Michelle and Cara Reilly with Emma, Ashley and Sara Reynolds.
Daria Ferreira with her daughters, Gianna and Isabella.
Daria Ferreira with her daughters, Gianna and Isabella.
Sofia, Christina and Daniel and Annette Santiago.
Sofia, Christina and Daniel and Annette Santiago.
Andy and Emily Tack with their children Charlie, Ula and Beau.
Andy and Emily Tack with their children Charlie, Ula and Beau.
Serena Beaty reads a book in Ms. Pedler’s classroom.
Serena Beaty reads a book in Ms. Pedler’s classroom.
Amy Pedler’s classroom cubbies are all ready for school to start on Monday.
Amy Pedler’s classroom cubbies are all ready for school to start on Monday.
Lori Ehrenhaft’s third-grade classroom.
Lori Ehrenhaft’s third-grade classroom.
Friends Macy Meshad and Anna Glucker are excited to have the same teacher this year.
Friends Macy Meshad and Anna Glucker are excited to have the same teacher this year.
Macy Meshad sits at her new desk in Ms. Ehrenhaft’s third-grade class.
Macy Meshad sits at her new desk in Ms. Ehrenhaft’s third-grade class.
Benjamin and Gwen Kruse
Benjamin and Gwen Kruse

 

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