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Kids are excited to be back as Gainesville school year starts
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With backpacks full of new school supplies and a summer’s worth of memories behind them, students in Gainesville returned to school Wednesday. The first day of school is never without its hiccups for teachers, faculty, staff and students, but principals from Gainesville City Schools reported a highly successful first day of school. “It was fabulous,” said Leslie Frierson, principal at Centennial Arts Academy.