DALLAS (1080 KRLD) - This morning students are back in class at South Oak Cliff High School for the first time in more than two years.
South Oak Cliff High School students organized a walk out in 2015, claiming the school needed repairs and was an unfit place for kids.
South Oak Cliff shut down for renovations shortly after the walk out and students were relocated to an alternate location for class. They were there for two-and-a-half years while the historic school building underwent an extreme makeover.
"I wondered if I should do it," said Tyesha Brown, one of the students who participated in the walk out as a Freshman. "But I knew it would be worth it in the end."
Brown is now returning as a senior in the renovated school's first graduating class.
"It's awesome," she said. "I'm so excited."
The school's major upgrade cost upwards of 50 million dollars, which paid for new and improved facilities including a gym, outside courtyard and student hangout.
The red ribbon cutting ceremony for the school will get underway on Saturday, following a parade of students. They all seem to be in agreement that they have a lot to celebrate.