Placing shaving cream and food coloring on the back of the syllabus, science teacher Lara Russey demonstrates marbleizing on the first day of school Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. marbleizing

With shaving cream on her right hand, science teacher Lara Russey talks to students on the first day of school after a brief demonstration of what happens when shaving cream and food coloring are added to a piece of paper.

For physics teacher Christine Rittenhouse (far left), the first day of school meant taking students outside to view the solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017.

Donning eclipse glasses, physics students check out the solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017.

Checking to see where their homeroom is, senior, Kyle Davis and his friend, Min Shin, check listings on the rotunda window.

Academic lunch provides a new alternate consequence for late work. This gives students a chance to complete their missing assignment during the lunch period.

A birds eye view of the cafeteria on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017.

Overlooking her class, art teacher Pernie Fallon watches her students work on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017.

Senior Matthew Lee talks about his classmate in Pernie Fallon’s art class on the first day of school Monday, Aug. 21, 2017.

Two classmates playing an “ice breaker” game in art class on the first day of school Monday, Aug. 21, 2017.

The halls were filled with students as the campus kicked off the 2019-2020 school year on Thursday.