Ringgold High School students make their way upstairs at Heritage High School as Catoosa County students return to class Monday sharing Heritage after a tornado severely damaged Ringgold High last month. Heritage High students will attend half-day classes in the morning and Ringgold will be in class in the afternoons.
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RINGGOLD, Ga. – Lisa Logan resumed teaching her high school science courses Monday in an unfamiliar setting with the knowledge two students wouldn’t be back to roam the halls.
The April 27 tornado claimed two Ringgold High School juniors: Chelsea Black and Adam “Tex” Carroll. It also forced the closure of Ringgold High School and Ringgold Middle School, whose students began attending school at rival Heritage middle and high schools.
Ringgold High leaders and students say coming back to class this week reunites their at-school family and provides some support, though the whole ordeal has been trying.
“We’re just going to get them through, and let them know that they’ve got us and we’ve got them,” said Logan, who has taught in Catoosa County for 13 years. “Ringgold High School is a family. The students and the teachers really care about one another. It’s good to be back with your family when it’s so tough.”