This year, the back-to-school tears weren't limited to kindergartners and their parents.

At Tupelo High School, students and staff were mourning the loss of senior John Paul Frerer, who was killed Thursday in a bike accident as he rode from Tupelo to Oxford.

"Certainly it was an up-and-down day for a lot of our students and faculty," said Tupelo High School Principal Mac Curlee. "There were times we had celebration and times we had tears."

Members of the Class of 2010 rode their bikes onto campus to honor Frerer's memory.
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