Sunset Elementary students step into the 2026-27 school year Monday as they head to the school’s gym.

Sunset Elementary students step into the 2026-27 school year Monday as they head to the school’s gym.

Eighth-grade students at Sampson Middle School listen to rules on the first day of their physical education class past Monday.
                                 Dylan Atwood | Sampson Independent

Eighth-grade students at Sampson Middle School listen to rules on the first day of their physical education class past Monday.

Dylan Atwood | Sampson Independent

Seventh-graders gather for lunch in the cafeteria on Sampson Middle School’s first day of school Monday.
                                 Dylan Atwood | Sampson Independent

Seventh-graders gather for lunch in the cafeteria on Sampson Middle School’s first day of school Monday.

Dylan Atwood | Sampson Independent

Sunset Elementary students step into the 2026-27 school year Monday as they head to the school’s gym.

Eighth-grade students at Sampson Middle School listen to rules on the first day of their physical education class past Monday.

Seventh-graders gather for lunch in the cafeteria on Sampson Middle School’s first day of school Monday.