Some schools made the decision to adopt an all-virtual system, some have chosen to implement a hybrid of in-person and online classes, while others decided to return in-person full-time. Regardless of which learning system their school chose, the majority of students approached the new year with mixed emotions.

Freshman Annie Jonz is beginning high school like the rest of her class, and along with this transition she is also getting used to public school after going to a private grade school. "I had always thought...