EXCITED youngsters Michael Elarmaly, left, 6, and Julian Singarella, 5, will don their shiny new shoes, school uniforms and cheeky smiles as they walk through the front gates of St Peter Chanel Primary School this week. The cousins are among thousands of preps starting school for the first time in Victoria and their parents couldn’t be prouder. 92964 Picture: DAMJAN JANEVSKI