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The First Day of School; What Did You Wear?

It was, and probably is, still a big deal.

 
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Regional Editor Susan Manning and her mother on the first day of kindergarten in 1979.
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Woburn Patch Local Editor Danielle Masterson was pretty excited to be joining her big sister at the Hood School in North Reading. Here she is on her first day of kindergarten on Sept. 13, 1982. You'll see the little Polly Flanders dress - her favorite! - and white knee-high socks which was all the rage back in the early 80s. All that's missing from the photo is patent-leather shoes. Don't worry, they're there. And the banana curls? All Mom! Thanks, Mom!

Come the end of August, the air gets crisper. Students find out which teachers they're going to have. Vacations come to end, and reading lists must be completed.

For those long distant from those days, the "back to school" feeling still can come back to the mind as quickly as the leaves fall from the trees. It only takes a smell, a breeze or the sight of a bus.

One of the sharpest memories of heading back to school is certainly the memory of waiting for the bus in your first day of school outfit.

After school shopping was done, how long did you debate on what to wear? Was it fashionable enough? What were your friends going to wear?

And most importantly, where are your pics of the first day of school? Patch editors are loading theirs (some begrudgingly), and we want to see yours.

It's easy–just click and contribute and we'll get a gallery going.

Related Topics: Back To School and First Day Outfit

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Charlene Arsenault

12:19 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012

These are great. Keep the photos coming.

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Debbie

3:53 pm on Friday, August 24, 2012

My grandson starts kindergarden next week. He proudly showed me is new Star Wars backpack and lunch box. You could just feel the excitement as he paraded around in his new gear. Like Charlene, I still can get a certain smell in the fall that makes my stomach turn with all the excitement and fear I would experience on my first day of school. I think we all remember this feeling. Nice reminder of how some things remain the same.

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