Mead High School junior Delaney Fritz, center, chats with junior Lindsey Krygier while waiting to enter the building Monday. (Libby Kamrowski/ THE SPOKESMAN-R)
A spirit team comprised of the Mead Panther mascot, ASB, student council, cheerleaders and Link Crew welcomes students for first day of school on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020 at Mead High School. At the high school level, students are required to wear face coverings and the student body is split in half to alternate days of the week between in-person learning and distance learning. Group A, which is pictured here, attends school in-person on Monday and Wednesday, while Group B attends distance-learning via Google Classroom and will be on site on Tuesday and Thursday, with the groups alternating in-person instruction every Friday. (Libby Kamrowski/ THE SPOKESMAN-R)
Mead High School students wait to enter the building in a socially distanced line on the first day of school on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. At the high school level, students are required to wear face coverings and the student body is split in half to alternate days of the week between in-person learning and distance learning. Group A, which is pictured here, attends school in-person on Monday and Wednesday, while Group B attends distance-learning via Google Classroom and will be on site on Tuesday and Thursday, with the groups alternating in-person instruction every Friday. (Libby Kamrowski/ THE SPOKESMAN-R)
Emma Armstrong, a junior at Mead High School, chats with a classmate before welcoming students in on the first day of school on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020 at Mead High School. At the high school level, students are required to wear face coverings and the student body is split in half to alternate days of the week between in-person learning and distance learning. Group A, which is pictured here, attends school in-person on Monday and Wednesday, while Group B attends distance-learning via Google Classroom and will be on site on Tuesday and Thursday, with the groups alternating in-person instruction every Friday. (Libby Kamrowski/ THE SPOKESMAN-R)
Mead High School Principal Jeff Madison waves on the first day of school while passing by a spirited welcome crew of students on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020 at Mead High School. At the high school level, students are required to wear face coverings and the student body is split in half to alternate days of the week between in-person learning and distance learning. Group A, which is pictured here, attends school in-person on Monday and Wednesday, while Group B attends distance-learning via Google Classroom and will be on site on Tuesday and Thursday, with the groups alternating in-person instruction every Friday. (Libby Kamrowski/ THE SPOKESMAN-R)
A spirit team comprised of ASB, student council, cheerleaders and Link Crew welcomes students for first day of school on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020 at Mead High School. At the high school level, students are required to wear face coverings and the student body is split in half to alternate days of the week between in-person learning and distance learning. Group A, which is pictured here, attends school in-person on Monday and Wednesday, while Group B attends distance-learning via Google Classroom and will be on site on Tuesday and Thursday, with the groups alternating in-person instruction every Friday. (Libby Kamrowski/ THE SPOKESMAN-R)
Mead High School junior Kellen Flanigan waits to enter the building in a socially distanced line on the first day of school on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. At the high school level, students are required to wear face coverings and the student body is split in half to alternate days of the week between in-person learning and distance learning. Group A, which is pictured here, attends school in-person on Monday and Wednesday, while Group B attends distance-learning via Google Classroom and will be on site on Tuesday and Thursday, with the groups alternating in-person instruction every Friday. (Libby Kamrowski/ THE SPOKESMAN-R)
Mead High School students wait to enter the building in a socially distanced line on the first day of school on Sept. 21. (Libby Kamrowski/ THE SPOKESMAN-R)
ASB President Elijah Whitman (center) welcomes students back as part of a spirit crew comprised of ASB, student council, cheerleaders and Link Crew welcomes students for first day of school on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020 at Mead High School. At the high school level, students are required to wear face coverings and the student body is split in half to alternate days of the week between in-person learning and distance learning. Group A, which is pictured here, attends school in-person on Monday and Wednesday, while Group B attends distance-learning via Google Classroom and will be on site on Tuesday and Thursday, with the groups alternating in-person instruction every Friday. (Libby Kamrowski/ THE SPOKESMAN-R)
Mead High School students wait to enter the building in a socially distanced line on the first day of school on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. At the high school level, students are required to wear face coverings and the student body is split in half to alternate days of the week between in-person learning and distance learning. Group A, which is pictured here, attends school in-person on Monday and Wednesday, while Group B attends distance-learning via Google Classroom and will be on site on Tuesday and Thursday, with the groups alternating in-person instruction every Friday. (Libby Kamrowski/ THE SPOKESMAN-R)
Mead High School students wait to enter the building in a socially distanced line on the first day of school on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. At the high school level, students are required to wear face coverings and the student body is split in half to alternate days of the week between in-person learning and distance learning. Group A, which is pictured here, attends school in-person on Monday and Wednesday, while Group B attends distance-learning via Google Classroom and will be on site on Tuesday and Thursday, with the groups alternating in-person instruction every Friday. (Libby Kamrowski/ THE SPOKESMAN-R)