I have taken first day of school pix every year since my son started Kindergarten. I took my daughters pic this morning as she went off to her first day of high school. I have since wasted the rest of my morning trying to locate the other ones. Unfortunately, all those years of "one day I'm going to organize these photo albums" has yet to happen--so my photos are not grouped in any rational order!
I didn't think that transitioning into a HS that is already familiar after 8+ years in the same school would be too difficult, but it's almost as stressful for her as if she were going to an unfamiliar place. I suppose it's an entirely different unknown school experience that is the cause of butterflies and three days of prep-work!