Students attend class at Pioneer Valley High School Tuesday morning. (Dave Alley)
SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- The Santa Maria Joint Union High School District (SMJUHSD) has reopened its campuses for students, starting limited in-class instruction for seniors Tuesday morning.
For hundreds of students, it marked the first time many of them had walked on campus in more than a year.
"I'm overwhelmed with happiness," said Pioneer Valley High School senior Sara Camacho. "I'm shocked that we even got this opportunity to open back again and I'm just really excited that I get to see everyone again."
"It's exciting," said Pioneer Valley senior Liam Haas. "It's nice to meet all of my friends and to just be here and to be actually learning things and not looking at a screen."