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Gabriella Weier, the 7-year-old daughter of Kyle and Taylor Weier, has her school picture taken Monday evening, Aug. 19 at an open house for all students enrolled this year at Freeman Public Schools. Weier, a second grader, joined a pre-k-through-12th grade student body of more than 400 that reported for the first day of the 2024-25 term on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Marion began its school year on Monday and Freeman Academy and Menno both start Wednesday. PHOTO BY JEREMY WALTNER