The following quotes were collected by the Panther’s Tale newspaper staff.

“It was super easy. It’s things that we’ve had to do for doctors’ appointments, summer commitments, jobs. I was more nervous about driving there for the first time,” junior Gavi Perryman said.

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“Based on today, I feel like most of the year you’re going to have to be very flexible. I feel like that will change a lot,” sophomore Leilani Schnelle said.

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“One of my classes was 100% online, the rest were synchronized,” senior Jack Sallman said. “My first day was OK! It was definitely interesting — I had no sleep and dyed my hair at 1 a.m before. I’m overall excited for this semester!”

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“The only class that made me really nervous was my College Algebra class, which has almost 30 kids in one classroom,” senior Reese Braeger said. “Most of the teachers that I had recommended having hand sanitizer, but never made us take it.”

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“New friends, old friends. Teachers are pretty nice. It was just nice to be back.” junior Devin Jarrell said. 

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”The mask made the day a little bit harder but other than that it was just an average day,” sophomore Hayden Winters said.

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“It was really strange with a mask but I’m getting used to it,” sophomore Isaac Hadley said.

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“I think the first day went good. Since I was at home I didn’t have to worry about safety precautions or anything and I could just chill. And yes, I did dress up,” senior Alyssa George said.

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“For my outfit, I got inspiration from street fashion because that’s what I’m going for and I got some saggy cargo pants with a tight white shirt,” senior Kyana Duong said.

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“It was extremely hectic,” custodian Harold Rice said. “I mean it went OK, but things weren’t spread out too far in my opinion.”

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“It was really good,” Senior Yana Slivka said. “Except for the parking after school — it was awful.”