Schools
First Day Of School Photos In McLean: Students Start Remotely
With many students starting the school year with distance learning, here's what the first day looked like.

MCLEAN, VA — Tuesday marked the start of the school year for Fairfax County Public Schools students and other local schools. Whether the school year looks different with virtual-only start or kids are heading to in-person classes, one tradition never fails.
As students get acclimated with the virtual format school day, we asked readers to share their first day of school photos. From snapshots of your home classroom to the traditional first day photos outside your homes, we want to see them.
Let us know in the comments how you think the first day went for FCPS or other local schools. Feel free to continue sharing first day photos by emailing Emily.Leayman@patch.com, and we'll add it to this story. By sharing a photo, you give Patch permission to republish it and confirm the photo belongs to you.
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Here are some more photos shared on social media:
So far so good! Thanks again to all teachers for trying their hardest and making the best of this...@fcpsnews #FCPSReady #Firstdayfairfax @FSES_Pandas @LongfellowFCPS pic.twitter.com/cMc9U0TFUE
— Johanna Carrill (@yoyicarrillo) September 8, 2020
Hello First, Third, Sixth and 14th year in Administration! #Firstdayfairfax #FCPSReady @ChurchillRoadES @WSESMustangs pic.twitter.com/8HQJqKtQVY
— kelly sheers (@klsheers) September 8, 2020
Happy first day of school from Head of School John Kowalik and the Potomac llamas! While this year is starting off differently than years past, our faculty and staff are excited to virtually welcome students back to Potomac today. Now to teach the llamas how to use Zoom... pic.twitter.com/XccQWUBgq5
— The Potomac School (@PotomacSchool) September 9, 2020
Welcome back, @LongfellowFCPS! Excited to welcome back our lancers today #Firstdayfairfax pic.twitter.com/FnsDGeiwOo
— Jim Patrick, Ed.D (@JimPatrickEdD) September 8, 2020
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