Paradise Ridge Elementary ready to reopen for the first time since 2018 Students will return to Paradise Ridge Elementary on Aug. 16 for the first time since 2018. Posted: Jul 27, 2021 5:45 PM Posted By: Kristian Lopez PARADISE, Calif. - A Camp Fire ravaged elementary school campus is ready to welcome back students for the first time since November 2018. Beginning this Fall, Paradise Ridge Elementary on Pentz Rd. will welcome back students nearly three years later. Action News Now spoke with one student who was in Kindergarten when the Camp Fire hit. “I’m really excited, it's a happy moment for me,” said 3rd grader, Hayden Appel.