Henryville Students Back In Class

Madeline Evans of Henryville, Ind., walks the parking lot of her elementary school, March 3, 2012. The school and much of her town was devastated by a large tornado less the day before. The Indiana National Guard activated more than 250 Soldiers from across the state to come to the aid of the community. (Indiana National Guard photo by Sgt. John Crosby)

(Henryville, Ind.) - It took about a month, but students from Henryville Junior-Senior High School are finally back in class after their town was devastated by a tornado in early March. 

Students returned to class on Monday at Mid America Science Park in Scottsburg, which has been set up as the site for temporary classrooms. 

Signs, balloons and cheers from the people of Scott County welcomed those students returning to class for the first time since a tornado demolished their school more than a month ago. 

Principal Troy Albert said he was excited to see the students again and get them back together.  

“I really feel like if they are patient with the teachers and teachers are patient with the students, and the administration supports everybody we are going to be in a great situation to finish this school year,” Albert said.

Henryville High School was badly damaged in the March 2 EF4 tornado which tore a 50 mile path across southern Indinaa. The school won’t reopen until next fall.

Thirteen people were killed in the tornado outbreak that ripped through southern Indiana and several other states in early March. 

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