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Schools start with a rousing welcome from some special guests

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Students arriving at Central Middle School, 3611 E. Linwood Blvd., on the first day of school were enthusiastically greeted by City Year members, Chiefs cheerleaders, KC Wolf, and Chiefs Rumble Monday, Aug. 10, 2015. Eighth grader Catherine Carter (left) high fives a City Year member on the way in.
Students arriving at Central Middle School, 3611 E. Linwood Blvd., on the first day of school were enthusiastically greeted by City Year members, Chiefs cheerleaders, KC Wolf, and Chiefs Rumble Monday, Aug. 10, 2015. Eighth grader Catherine Carter (left) high fives a City Year member on the way in. JILL TOYOSHIBA JTOYOSHIBA@KCSTAR.COM

As students filed into Central Middle School on Monday morning, the first day of school for the district, they were greeted by KC Wolf, Chiefs cheerleaders, the Rumble and City Year Kansas City AmeriCorps members. With a plan to get the school year started on a positive note, they offered students a "high-five" as they passed through the greeters.

The special greeting marked the start of City Year Kansas City’s pilot program in two Kansas City schools -- Central Middle School and the Ewing Marion Kauffman School. City Year AmeriCorps members will serve full-time in the schools to provide tutoring and in-class support, plus extended day programs.

This story was originally published August 10, 2015 at 11:47 AM with the headline "Schools start with a rousing welcome from some special guests."

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