Parents and students line up outside of Emerson Elementary Monday for the school’s open house event. Students got a chance to meet their new teachers and get acquainted with the school ahead of the first day of classes Wednesday. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)

Eric Tucker, right, a substitute teacher and member of the Escape Student Ministries, hands Hamilton Middle School sixth-grader Sebastian Hutsell a popsicle Monday before the school’s open house event. Tucker said he has been involved with Hamilton for many years and wanted to give something back as students waited to enter the building on a hot day. Students will report for the first day of classes on Wednesday. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)

Megan Corliss, left, an Emerson Elementary physical education teacher, helps incoming third-grader Stormi Mason find her homeroom Monday during the school’s open house event. Students start their first day of classes on Wednesday. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)

Hamilton Middle School sixth-grade teachers Donna Folwell and Kathy Moore, left, help incoming sixth-grader Lilly Voggl locate her locker and classes Monday during the school’s open house event. Students will report for the first day of classes on Wednesday. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)

Amelia Ferrell, left, an incoming second-grader at Emerson Elementary, buys a book in one of her favorites series, The Babysitting Club, during the school’s open house and book fair Monday. Students will report for the first day of classes on Wednesday. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)

Donna Folwell, center, Hamilton Middle School sixth-grade math teacher, talks to students Monday during the school’s open house event. Students will report for the first day of classes on Wednesday. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)

Emerson Elementary held a book fair Monday during the school’s open house event. Students begin classes on Wednesday. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)

Hamilton Middle School Assistant Principal Joe Britton, right, helps students find their homeroom during the school’s open house event Monday. Students will report for the first day of classes on Wednesday. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)