Even from behind his face covering, Superintendent Craig Henry’s voice made it clear that he was excited to give his report near the end of the Southern Regional Board of Education meeting on Nov. 11. And why not?

“We’re at the quarter mark,” Henry announced to the board, noting that it’s quite an accomplishment for a school district right now to remain on track despite the ongoing and again growing coronavirus pandemic that, in the spring, prevented schools from in-person instruction.