TEXT: The Mathis school district registered 1,604 students on Monday, and that number increased to 1,635 by Tuesday. At all school campuses the floors were polished, the classrooms decorated and teachers and administrators stood outside to greet the students. Above, Mathis Intermediate School students board their bus to return home. By the second day students usually know their assigned buses, their bus driver, and where the buses will be parked for pickup.