Second graders Diana Valencia, left, and Piper Hastie line up Thursday outside of Broad View Elementary School for their first day of the new school year. Photo by Laura Guido/Whidbey News-Times

Olivia King high fives teacher Philip Southwick on her first day of second grade Thursday at Broad View Elementary School in Oak Harbor. Buses were back on the road this week, with the school year starting in both Oak Harbor and Coupeville. Photo by Laura Guido/Whidbey News-Times