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Wednesday, September 4, marked a beautiful day one of the 2024-25 school year. IDEAL students met new classmates and faculty members, learned about the summer building updates (new front doors!), and began to settle back into school routines. Check out all the joyful faces in the pictures in this Facebook album.
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