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A new year begins at tornado-ravaged Oklahoma school

First-grader Conner Lewis picks a crayon to draw on the first day of school for Plaza Towers Elementary School.

First-grader Conner Lewis picks a crayon to draw on the first day of school for Plaza Towers Elementary School.   (Sue Ogrocki / Associated Press)

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It has been nearly three months since a massive twister leveled the Plaza Towers campus in Moore, Okla., killing seven third-graders as students and teachers sought shelter in hallways and restrooms. In all, the storm killed 24 people. On Friday, the school welcomed back students as the new academic year got underway at temporary quarters.

Starting over

First-grade teacher Allyson Strider reads to students at Plaza Towers Elementary School on their first day of classes.   (Sue Ogrocki / Associated Press)

Starting over

Cam’ron Richardson, right, hugs his brother Anthony Richardson as he heads in for the first day of school at Plaza Towers Elementary School. Cam’ron was trapped under the rubble of the tornado that killed two dozen people.   (Sue Ogrocki / Associated Press)

Starting over

On May 20, Cam’ron Richardson, center, is carried out of the rubble of Plaza Towers Elementary School in the aftermath of a tornado in Moore, Okla.   (Sue Ogrocki / Associated Press)

Starting over

Lee Lewis of Cisco, Texas, looks over a memorial on July 26 to seven students who were killed at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla. Lewis is a volunteer with a group from the Cisco Church of Christ.  (Sue Ogrocki / Associated Press)

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