Photos: First day at new schools in Los Angeles

Students show a range of emotions on the first day of school at the new arts high school on Grand.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Students check to see what rooms their classes are in at the new arts school.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Fernando Pullum hugs a supporter on opening day at the new arts school in South Los Angeles bearing his name, the Fernando Pullum Performing Arts High School.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Students head to classes on their first day at the new Fernando Pullum Performing Arts High School.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Malik Caner gets right to work on the first day of classes at the Fernando Pullum Performing Arts High School.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Kindergartner Iker Corona, 5, wipes tears as he looks back at his mom before joining other youngsters for their first day at UCLA Community School. It’s one of two new elementary schools to open on the former site of the legendary Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Boulevard. UCS is a partnership between UCLA and the school district where all students will learn to read and write in English and Spanish. Other schools will open on the site next year.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Ramon De Leon gets a hug from his mother, Yanira De Leon, as kindergartners line up for class on their first day at UCLA Community School.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Like ducklings, students follow an adult across the courtyard on their first day at the New Open World (NOW) Academy, one of two new elementary schools on the former Ambassador Hotel site. NOW’s curriculum focuses on social justice and global awareness.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Students head to their classrooms at the New Open World Academy on the first day at the new school.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

State Supt. of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell high-fives a student on the first day of school at the New Open World Academy.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)