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    Priscille Hetzel inspects her bus Wednesday morning before heading out on her route on the first day of Biddeford's school year.

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    Biddeford bus driver Priscille Hetzel watches as children and parents cross the street after she stopped the bus to pick up students Wednesday morning.

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    Priscille Hetzel greets students as they board her bus Wednesday morning in Biddeford. “I always look forward to seeing the students I had,” she says.

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    Bus driver Priscille Hetzel talks with students at a stop Wednesday, the first day of Biddeford's school year.

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    Students raise their hands after bus driver Priscille Hetzel announces "hands up, voices off" while driving her route on the first day of school Wednesday.

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    Parker Blais, 7, and Lucas McGaw, 8, listen to their bus driver, Priscille Hetzel, as she tells students about the upcoming school year and her expectations of them on her bus.

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    Bus driver Priscille Hetzel talks to students Wednesday morning after arriving at Biddeford Primary School. Above the windshield is the list of rules for riders, something Hetzel will talk about many times in the coming days.

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    Lindsey Cote, 7, raises a hand while her bus driver, Priscille Hetzel, asks questions after arriving at Biddeford Primary School on Wednesday for the first day of school. To Lindsey's left is Madison Blais, 7.

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    Priscille Hetzel talks with students as they get off the bus Wednesday morning for the first day of Biddeford's school year. She says she learned early on that she sets the tone on her bus.

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    Priscille Hetzel checks her bus after driving her route Wednesday to make sure it is empty.

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