First-grade teacher Kelli Nye welcomes students during the first day of school at Clarence Lobo Elementary School in San Clemente on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Ace Domingo prepares to line up with his classmates during the first day of school at Clarence Lobo Elementary School in San Clemente on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Camryn Linderman gets help putting up her backpack during the first day of school at Clarence Lobo Elementary School in San Clemente on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Transitional kendergarten teacher Lori West shows her students the project they will be working on during the first day of school at Clarence Lobo Elementary School in San Clemente on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Jade Swan gets a hug from her mom Danielle during the first day of school at Clarence Lobo Elementary School in San Clemente on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Kindergarten teacher Melissa Hira talks to her class during the first day of school at Clarence Lobo Elementary School in San Clemente on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Leia Lee, left and Everly Nicol take a photo during the first day of school at Clarence Lobo Elementary School in San Clemente on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Olivia Coleman gets a hug from her third-grade teacher Michelle Vigs during the first day of school at Clarence Lobo Elementary School in San Clemente on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Parents say good-bye to their kids during the first day of school at Clarence Lobo Elementary School in San Clemente on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
First-grade teacher Kelli Nye welcomes students during the first day of school at Clarence Lobo Elementary School in San Clemente on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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The Capistrano Unified School District returned its learners to their classrooms on Tuesday, Aug. 18.
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At Clarence Lobo Elementary School, fun signs and smiling teachers welcomed students to campus, a new one for some.
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Lobo students and staff have moved over to join with the Marblehead Elementary Flex Academy in sharing the campus on Via Turqueza.
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