Picture This: Ashland School District welcomes students back for first day of school

Ashland bus driver Stefan Windroth talks with Interim Principal Francisco Atanes and Superintendent Joseph Hattrick after dropping off students Tuesday. Ashland.news photo by Bob Palermini
August 26, 2025

Superintendent and interim high school principal greet students

Students in the Ashland School District returned to seven district campuses, along with online and hybrid programs, for the first full day of school Tuesday, Aug. 26.  

At the newly remodeled Ashland High School, Francisco Atanes, the school’s interim principal, and district superintendent Joseph Hattrick were among the district’s administrators who welcomed about 900 students back to the high school.

Students enter a classroom in the newly remodeled section of Ashland High School on the first full day of the 2025-26 school year. Ashland.news photo by Bob Palermini
Interim Principal Francisco Atanes greets students at Ashland High School on the first full day of classes Tuesday. Ashland.news photo by Bob Palermini
A student looks through a school bus window as classmates are dropped off at Ashland High School on Tuesday. Ashland.news photo by Bob Palermini
The Ashland High School campus was bustling Tuesday for the first full day of the 2025-26 school year. Ashland.news photo by Bob Palermini
Ashland Superintendent Joseph Hattrick (center) talks with parents at Ashland High School on Tuesday. Ashland.news photo by Bob Palermini

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