Wednesday was the first day of school for most students in Great Bend, although USD 428 kindergartners went home at noon. Today will also be a half-day for kindergarten, and it will be the first day of school for students in grades 8 and 10-12.The one-day delay for some students allowed seventh graders at Great Bend Middle School and freshmen at Great Bend High School to have a full day and learn the ropes at their new attendance centers. At each of USD 428’s five grade schools, staff proclaimed the day a success.“It’s been nice, a little crazy,” said Shacha Sandoval, a migrant education coordinator at Park School.“We’ve had lots and lots of parents that came in with kids and took pictures and left,” Park Principal Phil Heeke said.