First day of school marks 100 years at Wilson High School in Long Beach

Students returned to class at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach on Tuesday for the first day of the 2026-27 school year, with the return coinciding with both an extreme heat wave and a major milestone for the campus. Wilson first opened in 1926, making this the beginning of the high school’s centennial year. The anniversary comes as Long Beach Unified School District continues to modernize…