Beth Camden, center, walks with a sixth grader into school as fellow teachers wait for more students to arrive at Monelison Middle School for a new school year.
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Monelison Middle School dean of students Angela Pinn got a chance to walk her son Trey Alexander to his class during the first week of school in September.
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Cara McDaniel directs a Monelison Middle School sixth-grader during the first week of the 2020-21 school year.
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In this 2020 photo, Monelison Middle School Principal Lea Gray visits a 6th grade class while wearing a facial covering, a requirement in the buildings this year because of COVID-19.
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Angela Pinn, while serving as dean of students at Monelison Middle School in the 2020-21 school year, greets students with a pom pom during the first week of school.
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A sign at Monelison Middle School greeted students during the Sept. 9 return to school after a six-month break from physical attendance in the school buildings because of the pandemic.
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Monelison Middle School has social distancing signs throughout the school alerting students where they need to go during the 2020-21 school year.
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In this September 2020 file photo, Monelison Middle School Assistant Principal Lantz Martin talks to a 6th grade class where the desks are separated for social distancing.
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In this September 2020 file photo, Monelison Middle School Principal Lea Gray, center, chats with teachers Beth Camden, right, and Leah Purvis as students returned to school. Mask wearing was mandatory in Amherst schools during the 2020-21 school year.
In observing lines of vehicles bringing kids into Amherst County Public Schools’ buildings for the opening of a new school year following a six-month hiatus, Superintendent Rob Arnold said he never saw parents smile so much.
Beth Camden, center, walks with a sixth grader into school as fellow teachers wait for more students to arrive at Monelison Middle School for a new school year.
Monelison Middle School dean of students Angela Pinn got a chance to walk her son Trey Alexander to his class during the first week of school in September.
In this 2020 photo, Monelison Middle School Principal Lea Gray visits a 6th grade class while wearing a facial covering, a requirement in the buildings this year because of COVID-19.
Angela Pinn, while serving as dean of students at Monelison Middle School in the 2020-21 school year, greets students with a pom pom during the first week of school.
A sign at Monelison Middle School greeted students during the Sept. 9 return to school after a six-month break from physical attendance in the school buildings because of the pandemic.
In this September 2020 file photo, Monelison Middle School Assistant Principal Lantz Martin talks to a 6th grade class where the desks are separated for social distancing.
In this September 2020 file photo, Monelison Middle School Principal Lea Gray, center, chats with teachers Beth Camden, right, and Leah Purvis as students returned to school. Mask wearing was mandatory in Amherst schools during the 2020-21 school year.