SLIDESHOW: First day of school

Aug 13, 2020

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photo or infographic by Emily Meachen
EMPTY HALLS. The main hall that is usually full with students passing from class to class was empty on the first day of instruction.
EMPTY HALLS. The main hall that is usually full with students passing from class to class was empty on the first day of instruction. (photo or infographic by Emily Meachen)
NEW ROOM. SAME MOTTO. English teacher Evan O’Rear works to contact students on the first day. Students who did not log-in to Canvas were contacted by their teacher during school hours. (photo or infographic by Emily Meachen)
FIRST DAY PLANNING. Working with the other English II teachers, Katie Kelley makes notes on the board. The entire campus worked together to make sure the at-home learning experience went as smoothly as possible. (photo or infographic by Emily Meachen)
BEING CLEVER. History teacher Dominic Merka uses Clever to log on to his Canvas account. The entire district is using Canvas as a online leaning platform to help avoid confusion from campus to campus. (photo or infographic by Emily Meachen)
A WHOLE NEW WORLD. Prepping for his first Google meets, AP World History teacher Mike Robinson prepares to address his sophomore students about his expectation in the college-level class. (photo or infographic by Emily Meachen)
Literally jumping for joy on the first day of her junior year, Ashleigh Rey-Cook catches some air during her cross country work out. The team ran about three miles in the afternoon of August 12, the first day of school. (photo or infographic by Sure Ibukun)
Rolling out the mats for practice freshmen cheerleaders Skyler Horton anfd Kelsey Weddington spend their afternoon of their first day of high school at cheer practice. Even though school is remote, organizations like cheer are able to host practices if they follow safety protocol due to COVID-19. (photo or infographic by Emily Meachen)
FIRST DAY GIFTS. Lining up presents for their squad, seniors Lindsay Davenport and Blaire LaVergne prepare for practice. Inside the bags are decorated masks for the cheerleaders to wear. (photo or infographic by Emily Meachen)
Getting in his workout for cross country, junior Kayman Hatthorn battles the Texas heat during his run. The team met at 3 PM for practice so the students could log-in to their classes during the morning. (photo or infographic by Sure Ibukun)