Summer is officially over for the Ladue School District. On the day when the district got the good news, getting a perfect 14 of 14 on district-wide MAP testing, students piled through the doors for the first day of school.

Building Principal Cheryl Kirchgessner and her teaching team were out front, greeting the students, their parents and well wishers on the first day of school on Tuesday.

Everyone was in a very good mood, especially the bright-eyed eager Kindergartners, getting their first experience in a more structured environment. Patch roamed around to get the best shots of the kids bustling back to reading, writing and arithemtic at Old Bonhomme Elementary School in Olivette.

The same was everywhere throughout the district.

To see all the photos, go to the Ladue-Frontenac and Olivette Face Book pages.