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PHOTO GALLERY: Southside Elementary students celebrate start of summer


  • By Nick Friedman
  • | 4:00 a.m. May 31, 2013
  • Sarasota
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PHOTO GALLERY: Southside Elementary students celebrate start of summer
Children leave Southside Elementary for the bus stop on the last day of school.
Children leave Southside Elementary for the bus stop on the last day of school.
James Armstrong holds an umbrella for his daughter, Katie.
James Armstrong holds an umbrella for his daughter, Katie.
Children leave Southside Elementary for the bus stop on the last day of school.
Children leave Southside Elementary for the bus stop on the last day of school.
Tracy Coose with her son, Kian.
Tracy Coose with her son, Kian.
Tammy Gorn with her daughter, Jada.
Tammy Gorn with her daughter, Jada.
Michelle Moreno and her daughter, Alondra
Michelle Moreno and her daughter, Alondra
Colette Straschnov and her daughter, Marina
Colette Straschnov and her daughter, Marina
Dana Vega and her daughter, Jillian.
Dana Vega and her daughter, Jillian.

 

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