Students in Darlington, Florence, Marion and Dillon Counties headed back to class Monday morning.
District administrators and educators say they're looking forward to a great year and hope to make big gains on the state report cards.
School leaders at the new Lucy T. Davis Elementary School in Florence say things are off to a great start. The school is the first new facility built in Florence School District One since the 1990's.
"Our car line went wonderful. We had plenty of parents coming in to walk their kids into the building. They all had smiles on their faces and they were excited about being here," said Sonya Graves, Principal.
The school houses 400 students. It was built to relieve overcrowding at Delmae and Carver elementary schools.
Dillon Middle School officially opened for students Monday morning. School administrators say so far, things are going great .
The school replaces J.V.Martin Junior High, which was 116 years old. It was thrust into the spotlight in 2008 when President Barack Obama toured the school during his campaign.
The new facility received a favorable inspection by the State Department of Education.
It's deemed a 21st century school, one that's second to none and a model for other schools across the nation.
In Marlboro County, classes will resume for students Tuesday.
The new Blenheim Elementary/Middle School isn't ready, so there's some changes.
Students in grades Pre-K through fifth grade will have stay at the old school in Blenheim for now.
Sixth graders will go to Bennettsville Intermediate, and seventh and eighth graders will be bused to the old Bennettsville Elementary near Lake Paul Wallace.
Most will move into the new school when it's finished in January.
However, students in the sixth grade will stay at the Intermediate school as part of the sixth grade academy.
