Southold Elementary School principal Ellen O’Neill greeted students in the lobby after they arrived at around 8:30 a.m. on a rainy Tuesday morning.
There are 368 students enrolled at the K-6 school this year, Ms. O’Neill said, adding there are about 20 students in each class.
Top photo: Welcome desk teacher aide Christine Smith, center, and teacher assistant Jaclyn Jimenez help kindergarteners — Declan Michaelis and Esma Ilgin — off the bus. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)