<em>More than 20,000 students filled classrooms countywide for the start of the school year.</em>

More than 20,000 Beaufort County students began classes this week as the 2013-14 school year got under way.

Superintendent Jeff Moss said that a key focus for the district, this year and in future years, will be increasing the number and variety of instructional choices available to students.

“Our goal is to provide a diverse menu of choices,” Moss said.  “Any parent who has more than one child knows that children learn in different ways, that they have their own unique interests and strengths.  Our instructional approaches should reflect the diversity of the kids we serve.”

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[caption id="attachment_12660" align="aligncenter" width="220"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Grayson-Bridges-at-Coosa-Elementary.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-12660" alt="Grayson Bridges at Coosa Elementary" src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Grayson-Bridges-at-Coosa-Elementary-220x300.jpg" width="220" height="300" /></a> Grayson Bridges at Coosa Elementary[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_12661" align="aligncenter" width="300"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Hope-Herbert-and-Leith-Gray-at-Beaufort-Academy.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-12661" alt="Hope, Herbert and Leith Gray at Beaufort Academy" src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Hope-Herbert-and-Leith-Gray-at-Beaufort-Academy-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a> Hope, Herbert and Leith Gray at Beaufort Academy[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_12662" align="aligncenter" width="300"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Isaac-and-Aaron-Leslie-at-Beaufort-Montessori-and-EC-Montessori.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-12662" alt="Isaac and Aaron Leslie at Beaufort Montessori and EC Montessori" src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Isaac-and-Aaron-Leslie-at-Beaufort-Montessori-and-EC-Montessori-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" /></a> Isaac and Aaron Leslie at Beaufort Montessori and EC Montessori[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_12663" align="aligncenter" width="300"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Joey-Blencoe-on-his-way-to-AMES-Academy-at-Beaufort-Elementary.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-12663" alt="Joey Blencoe on his way to AMES Academy at Beaufort Elementary" src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Joey-Blencoe-on-his-way-to-AMES-Academy-at-Beaufort-Elementary-300x224.jpg" width="300" height="224" /></a> Joey Blencoe on his way to AMES Academy at Beaufort Elementary[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_12665" align="aligncenter" width="225"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Macy-Mullen-Elizabeth-Hollaway-and-Gracy-Gecy-at-Riverview-Charter.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-12665" alt="Macy Mullen, Elizabeth Hollaway and Gracy Gecy at Riverview Charter" src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Macy-Mullen-Elizabeth-Hollaway-and-Gracy-Gecy-at-Riverview-Charter-225x300.jpg" width="225" height="300" /></a> Macy Mullen, Elizabeth Hollaway and Gracy Gecy at Riverview Charter[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_12666" align="aligncenter" width="300"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Maggie-and-Jackson-Williams-9th-and-11th-Graders-at-Beaufort-High-School.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-12666" alt="Maggie and Jackson Williams, 9th and 11th Graders at Beaufort High School" src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Maggie-and-Jackson-Williams-9th-and-11th-Graders-at-Beaufort-High-School-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a> Maggie and Jackson Williams, 9th and 11th Graders at Beaufort High School[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_12667" align="aligncenter" width="225"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Parker-Mitchell-at-The-Little-Brown-School.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-12667" alt="Parker Mitchell at The Little Brown School" src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Parker-Mitchell-at-The-Little-Brown-School-225x300.jpg" width="225" height="300" /></a> Parker Mitchell at The Little Brown School[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_12668" align="aligncenter" width="225"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Zayda-Pruit-and-Frances-Calvert-with-teacher-Jenny-Badgett-at-Bridges-Preparatory-School.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-12668" alt="Zayda Pruit and Frances Calvert with teacher Jenny Badgett at Bridges Preparatory School" src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Zayda-Pruit-and-Frances-Calvert-with-teacher-Jenny-Badgett-at-Bridges-Preparatory-School-225x300.jpg" width="225" height="300" /></a> Zayda Pruit and Frances Calvert with teacher Jenny Badgett at Bridges Preparatory School[/caption]