For a year, classrooms remained mostly empty, and the few students that trickled in filled barely half the room. Teachers split their attention and their screens as they fought to manage online and in-person classes. Whether they were tucked away in bed, sleeping through the asynchronous work in Google...

The I Wish campaign, on bulletin boards near the main office and outside the school store, was created by members of Challenge Success so that students and teachers can understand what each other has to deal with in their lives. WA Guidance counselor Wendy Pechacek is the advisor for this project,...