The first day of school is either a happy or sad day depending upon the perspective of students and parents.

It’s the first day of something new, but also the traditional end of summer.

The Palomares family was feeling a range of emotions on Tuesday as they were dropping off their 4-year-old son Gabriel at Gaston Elementary for his first day of school.

“Definitely a little bit of both,” Brad Palomares said. Gabriel is their first child to reach school age. “There’s some anxiety. This is new.”

Gabriel didn’t look conflicted. He looked pretty excited.

“We had a good summer with the fairs and other good stuff, but (Gabriel) loves school,” Palomares said. “We’re happy that’s he’s excited for school because that makes this a lot easier.”