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Submit Your First Day of School Photo

On the first day of school, we challenge you to share your back-to-school memories.

Sharp pencils, new backpack, uncomfortable shoes: It must be the first day of school.

Palm Desert's students are heading back to class today.

But in the meantime, why not indulge in some old fashioned nostalgia?

Submit back-to-school photos you took of your children this morning or of yourself years ago by clicking on the "Add your photos & videos link" below the picture.

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B.K. Holthaus May 16, 2013 at 12:56 pm
I was a teacher for 30 years. There was not ONEschool year when I didn't personally pay for schoolRead More supplies for my students ($500-$1,500 a yr)
Renee Schiavone (Editor) May 16, 2013 at 02:15 pm
@B.K.-- Thank you for your help with the community :) I have a great respect for all teachers!
B.K. Holthaus May 16, 2013 at 06:05 pm
You';re welcome, Renee but I don't really expect thanks for my contributions to the classroom. IRead More wasn't going to stand by and see kids not have the basic things they needed to get through the class and most teachers are of the same mind :) Sadly, school budgets have never covered all the needs in classrooms.