But James Ramage loves to dress for third-grade success. He started wearing a suit to class a few years ago to his school in the small rural town of Chelsea, Maine, located outside Augusta.

James Ramage tames his hair with a comb on Dapper Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. James isn't the only one who's dressed up. In his third-grade classroom, he's joined by several other boys wearing suits.

JAMES RAMAGE: This is all my - where I keep all my suits. WIGHT: He has three to choose from. On this day, he selects a black one from his closet.

Third-graders James Ramage and Lincoln Bolitho, both 8, started “Dapper Wednesdays” at their elementary school in Maine.

James Ramage, left, ed tech and bus driver Dean Paquette and Lincoln Bolitho wear suits and neckties this week on “Dapper Wednesday” at Chelsea Elementary School at 566 Togus Road.

James Ramage isn’t quite like other third graders. The Chelsea, Maine 8-year-old likes to don his best suits each week for school, sometimes opting for a red and green Christmas-themed getup.

CHELSEA, Maine — Eight-year-old James Ramage of Chelsea proudly boasts that it only takes him six minutes to get ready for school. It's an impressive record, especially in late January, when the ...

James Ramage, left, and Principal Allison Hernandez greet another student this week who is also wearing a suit and hat on Dapper Wednesday at Chelsea Elementary School. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal ...

James Ramage is the principal at OCA. Karl Miller heads OCTECHS, and Gerardo Ramirez helms NTO. OCTECHS and Odessa Collegiate are on the Odessa College campus and New Tech is at 300 E. 29th St.

Heartwarming photos show Maine elementary school students' Dapper Wednesday event where little kids dress up like 1940s businessmen. James Ramage, 8, and his swanky wardrobe inspired Chelsea ...

JAMES RAMAGE: This is all my - where I keep all my suits. WIGHT: He has three to choose from. On this day, he selects a black one from his closet.

CHELSEA, Maine — Eight-year-old James Ramage of Chelsea proudly boasts that it only takes him six minutes to get ready for school. It's an impressive record, especially in late January, when the ...