PHOTOS: Land of 10,000 Stories: Hugs

Boyd Huppert

Five-year-old Colin Baker is a member of the Birchwood, Wisconsin kindergarten class.

Boyd Huppert

Nicole Schlapper (in green) teaches the Birchwood, Wisconsin kindergarten class.

Boyd Huppert

Birchwood, Wisconsin kindergarten teacher Nicole Schlapper

Chad Nelson

Birchwood kindergarten student Quinn Marsicek is greeted by her classmate Colin Baker.

Boyd Huppert

Sara Waldron manages the library and the social media accounts at Birchwood Elementary School.

Chad Nelson

Birchwood kindergarten student Harper Christianson is greeted by her classmate Colin Baker.

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