Dave Logan

For Peninsula Daily News

It was the first day of school for first-graders in Mrs. Johnson’s classroom at Hamilton Elementary in Port Angeles. Just more than 20 students were greeted by the teacher. All wore masks and sat 6 feet or more apart. Ryleigh Baker talks with her new teacher, Mrs. Johnson, in the beginning moments of the school day. Each student was given crayons and a coloring book to engage them until everyone arrived.