Edmund O’Neal School of Excellence was a beehive of happy activity Thursday, as Albany International Center students in grades 3-8 and Dual Language Program students from grades 3-5 plus one pre-K class came for their first day of the 2022-23 school year.

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Students who didn’t attend Thursday will be in Friday, and students who attended Thursday will be off Friday. All students will return next Tuesday, after the Labor Day holiday.