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PHOTOS: Bethesda Heads Back To School

Monday marked the first day of school for thousands of public and private school students.

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Montgomery County Public Schools and many private schools opened their doors for the first day of school Monday.

Patch stopped by Bethesda's where we chatted with students ranging from kindergartners heading to school for the first time to fifth-graders returning for their final year of elementary school.

Check out our photos here. You also can read our story about how the r -- including lots of images of -- as parents and teachers tweeted using the official MCPS hashtag, #MCPSfirstday.

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