First day at Waite High School

Students began the first day of the centennial year of Waite High School Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013. Principal David Yenrick will celebrate the historic year with the school, then retire. Waite High School first opened its doors in 1914. CLICK ANY IMAGE TO VIEW FULL PHOTO, START SLIDE SHOW.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Waite High School on the first day of school Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013.
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Enlarge | Buy This Photo Principal David Yenrick gave a single yellow rose and a welcome card to all of the employees on the first ...
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Enlarge | Buy This Photo Principal David Yenrick, second from right, directs students through the hallway on the first day of school at Waite.
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Enlarge | Buy This Photo Waite High School Principal David Yenrick, center, directs freshman Layla Gillis, left, and Marisa Frazier, right, to their classroom on ...
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Enlarge | Buy This Photo Freshman Jacob Juhasz, right, and Logan Ramirez, left, talk in the cafeteria during their lunch period at Waite.
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Enlarge | Buy This Photo Teacher Karen Berman, right, watches to make sure students have their shirts tucked in before going into the lunch line.
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Enlarge | Buy This Photo Sophomores Olivia Lopez, left, and Daisy Mackay, right, look for an open spot in the cafeteria.
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Enlarge | Buy This Photo Sophomore Yazmine Reynolds laughs with Lailanai Tompkins at lunch on their first day of school at Waite High School.
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Enlarge | Buy This Photo Carolyn Yenrick, center, talks to Waite High School students during first lunch period on the first day of school.
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Enlarge | Buy This Photo Sophomore Nikki Mesagna uses her cell phone that has a turtle case during lunch at Waite High School. Cell phones ...
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Enlarge | Buy This Photo Sophomores Olivia Lopez, left, and Daisy Mackay, right, talk in the Waite High School cafeteria.
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Enlarge | Buy This Photo Waite Principal David Yenrick, center, directs students through the hallway after lunch on the first day of school.
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Enlarge | Buy This Photo Alumni paid for new chairs in the auditorium at Waite High School.
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Enlarge | Buy This Photo Marianne Pearson, science teacher, talks to her class on the first day of school at Waite.
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Enlarge | Buy This Photo Students listen to their Algebra I teacher on the first day of school.
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