SPD program provides backpacks, supplies for students.

Backpack winners are Mia Peoples, kindergarten; Isaiah Luevano, first grade; Isabella Luevano, second grade. Submitted photo.

SPD program provides backpacks, supplies for students.

#ProjectBacktoSchool

SHELBY — As the 2018-19 school year kicked off Tuesday Sept. 4, students at Shelby Public Schools got a special incentive to succeed academically from the Shelby Police Department.

Thanks to a new SPD program, called #ProjectBacktoSchool, four students won fully-stocked backpacks, and the schools received supplies through community donations.

Shelby Police Chief Ryan Furman presents Andreigh Rice, fourth grade, with a new backpack. Submitted photo.

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