News-Herald photos/John Speer

Summer vacation ended Monday, Aug. 24, for South Tama school students with the start of the 2015-16 term. Kindergarten students have a variety of expressions as they enter the Elementary School for their first day of classes (above left) while an elementary boy in left foreground (right photo) seems to have a different reaction to the start of school than others as Keely Upah, Title I teacher, raises her hand to organize entry to the school building.