The Steamboat Pilot & Today

Soda Creek Elementary School students gather in the gymnasium at the George P. Sauer Human Services Center Monday before being escorted to their temporary mobile classrooms on the first day of school.

Today’s school supplies still include many of the same items as back in the good old days, but with a few new twists. Today’s hip kindergartner may have a few less Crayola colors to choose from, but the markers are washable.

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Steamboat Springs freshman Rachel Dobel listens to geography teacher Megan Hansen during the first day of classes Monday. It was back to business at the high school Monday with students returning for a new school year.

A sharply dressed Mattison McQueen was ready to get back to work on Monday, the first day of school at Soda Creek Elementary School and across the Steamboat Springs School District. Mattison and her classmates arrived at “Camp Soda Creek,” which will serve as the students’ temporary school this year while a new building is built on the same site as the old Soda Creek school.

Food Services specialist Bridget McNamara prepares for the lunch rush at Steamboat Springs Middle School on Monday.

Steamboat Springs freshman Laura Bradfield listens to geography teacher Megan Hansen during the first day of classes Monday. It was back to business at the high school Monday with students returning for a new school year.

First-grader Jack Roberts waits in line to tour Strawberry Park Elementary School during the first day of classes Monday.

Students head for the buses Monday, following the first day of school at Steamboat Springs Middle School on Amethyst Drive.

Steamboat Springs School District buses drive up Amethyst Drive on Monday afternoon, the first day of a new school year in Steamboat Springs. This year brings a new principal to Strawberry Park Elementary School and temporary classrooms to "Camp Soda Creek" downtown, where Soda Creek Elementary School students will attend classes while a new school is built.

The Yampa Valley Housing Authority closed Monday morning on the purchase of Fish Creek Mobile Home Park, where residents will be given the opportunity to become landowners as well as homeowners. The Steamboat Springs City Council and Routt County Board of Commissioners discussed the purchase, from former park owners Bob and Audrey Enever, at a joint meeting Monday.

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The first day of school seemed to fly by for Steamboat Springs sophomore Sam Orton who took a seat in a hallway to enjoy a drink during the hectic lunch break at Steamboat Springs High School on Monday.

Mallory Richey puts a notebook into her locker on the first day of classes at Steamboat Springs Middle School. Richey, and her classmates, opened a new school year on Monday when they returned to classes after the summer break.