Fire victim And school board member Evelyn Anderson said " I'm much better than a week ago and there's no question it's because of my friends and the love of this community. "
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Administrators lost everything. So did teachers. So did students. They had a chance to share a meal. To share stories.
One 9 year old student said " i'm not that stressed anymore that the fire is going to get me. They took a lot of that out but it got pretty close to my house. "
10 year old Grace Nicholson agreed " it's nice to be back at school and it'll be good when school starts because you know, normalcy. "
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Teachers come back to school on Wednesday to formulate a reentry plan. Students return on Friday, including welcoming more than 80 new students from the school just down the street that burned down. Hidden Valley satellite school is a total loss. The kindergartners and first and second graders got clothes and backpacks and toys.
Teacher Hanni Kohle noted " they've been pushed into an adult world for the last couple of weeks. 146 students have lost their homes between our two campuses and they had to grow up quickly. So I think for them it's a time to be kids again. It's fun to watch them hug each other and go up to teachers and hug them too. "
The healing is just beginning.