DANA ROAD ELEMENTARY third-graders use the quiet signal as they wait in the hall before going to recess with their teacher, Christy Berry, Monday, on the first day of school. Students are, from left, Brittney Williams, Kiarra Wilson, Alexis Allen, Luther Thigpen, Clarence Perkins, Cameron Davidson, Keegun Munn, La’Darius Ford, Johnny Galey, Cameron Munn, Sarah Lago and Madeline Johnston. (The Vicksburg Post/MELANIE DUNCAN)