Uarda Vrame and her husband, Ilir Vrame, from Shelby Township, give their son Liam Vrame a kiss goodbye on his first day of kindergarten at Morgan Elementary School.

Photo by Erin Sanchez

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — For the first day of the 2025-26 school year, staff and parents at Morgan Elementary excitedly helped students as they returned from the summer break.

Schools in Utica and Shelby Township officially returned on Aug. 26 for a half day of school. Morgan Elementary is a part of Utica Community Schools, which is Michigan’s second-largest school district and includes four high schools, six junior high schools and 25 elementary schools, according to the UCS website.

Students arrived at Morgan Elementary before 8:30 a.m., with some being led to the door by their parents and some coming in b

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