Teachers arrive at Concord High School as freshmen come to the school for first time on Aug. 30, 2017.
Teachers arrive at Concord High School as freshmen come to the school for first time on Aug. 30, 2017. Credit: GEOFF FORESTER—Monitor staff

Concord High School freshmen arrived for the first day of school, welcomed by the marching band and administrators eager to greet and corral them for classes after the summer break. Upperclassmen return Thursday and then students are off on Friday ahead of the Labor Day weekend.