IN PHOTOS: Sights from the first day of school in the Kenosha Unified School District
Mylo DeLeon, in fourth grade, right, smiles as he puts away his school supplies at Bose Elementary School on Tuesday.
Students make their way past a sign welcoming them back for the school year on the first day of class at Bose Elementary School on Tuesday.
Evy Perez Marin, left, reaches for a folder as she organizes her school supplies in her fourth-grade classroom on the first day of school at Bose Elementary School on Tuesday.
Leann Crosby, in fourth grade, front, colors a bookmark on the first day of school at Bose Elementary School on Tuesday.
Angel Hernandez, left, helps Evy Perez Marin with her school supplies on their first day of fourth grade at Bose Elementary School.
Gio Jett, center, gives a high five to his fourth grade teacher Connie Bush on the first day of school at Bose Elementary School on Tuesday.
De’Ahanna Dizon, in fourth grade, left, zips up her lunch bag before the start of the first day of class at Bose Elementary School on Tuesday.
Fourth-grade students from left, Kimi Malonga, Emma Ochandategui, Bella Ridley and Ember Cicero watch as people pass while they wait to get into their classroom on the first day of school at Bose Elementary.
First grade teacher Emma Oster reads “You’re Finally Here” by Melanie Watt to her class Tuesday at Prairie Lane Elementary School. The school was recognized as a Wisconsin Blue Ribbon school
Henrick Hietzman, a first-grader, hangs his backpack up on a hook outside Emma Oster’s first grade class on the first day of school at Prairie Lane Elementary School on Tuesday. Prairie Lane recently was recognized as a Wisconsin Blue Ribbon School in Nov.
April Smith, right, walks with her grandson, Giovanni DeMarino, at Prairie Lane Elementary School.
Kassidy Canfield, center, walks Colton Canfield, left, and Angel Medoza, right, into Prairie Lane Elementary School on Tuesday for the first day of school. Kassidy Canfield started her first day of fifth grade, Colton Canfield started his first day of first grade and Mendoza started his first day of first grade.
Rowan Anguiano, right, poses for a photo with Giovanni DeMarino, left, on the first day of school at Prairie Lane Elementary School on Tuesday. The elementary school was recognized as a Wisconsin Blue Ribbon school in Nov. 2025
First grade teacher Nicolette Brown helps Liam Willick put a coloring sheet away on the first day of school.
Prairie Lane Elementary School was named a Wisconsin Blue Ribbon School. Pic First grade teacher Nicolette Brown, right, helps her student, Angel Medoza, with spelling on a worksheet during the first day of school.
KENOSHA — The Kenosha Professional Police Association and the City of Kenosha have announced a tentative three-year contract.
Prairie Lane Elementary School has been recognized by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction as a Wisconsin Blue Ribbon School. It marks the first time the pre-K to fifth grade elementary has received the honor.
Karen Ovitt has spent half a century helping keep Kenosha students safe, marking 50 years of service as a school crossing guard this month.
