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Wendy Vandeputte, Brainerd High School teacher, used a yardstick to turn up the volume so the sophomores in her pre-advanced placement English course could hear President Barack Obama's speech to students Tuesday. Brainerd Dispatch/Kelly Humphrey

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Wendy Vandeputte, Brainerd High School teacher, used a yardstick to turn up the volume so the sophomores in her pre-advanced placement English course could hear President Barack Obama's speech to students Tuesday. Brainerd Dispatch/Kelly Humphrey » Purchase reprints of this photo.

Robert Brakke, a geography teacher at Forestview Middle School, went over the school handout with his first hour eighth-graders Tuesday on the first day of school. Brainerd Dispatch/Jennifer Stockinger

Robert Brakke, a geography teacher at Forestview Middle School, went over the school handout with his first hour eighth-graders Tuesday on the first day of school. Brainerd Dispatch/Jennifer Stockinger» Purchase reprints of this photo.

Kindergarten teacher Ricky Aulie helped one of his students Kylie Bigelow find her bus after school Tuesday at Riverside Elementary School in Brainerd. Brainerd Dispatch/Jennifer Stockinger

Kindergarten teacher Ricky Aulie helped one of his students Kylie Bigelow find her bus after school Tuesday at Riverside Elementary School in Brainerd. Brainerd Dispatch/Jennifer Stockinger» Purchase reprints of this photo.

Teachers and staff helped match students to the appropriate bus Tuesday after the first day of school at Riverside Elementary School in Brainerd. When the school bell rang and students lined up to go outside, there was no need for an umbrella despite earlier rain showers. Brainerd Dispatch/Jennifer Stockinger

Teachers and staff helped match students to the appropriate bus Tuesday after the first day of school at Riverside Elementary School in Brainerd. When the school bell rang and students lined up to go outside, there was no need for an umbrella despite earlier rain showers. Brainerd Dispatch/Jennifer Stockinger» Purchase reprints of this photo.