LA GRANDE â Many La Grande Middle School sixth graders soon will see in person what they never have â the inside of their school. Sixth graders will be entering the schoolâs building Monday, Jan. 11, to receive in-person instruction for the first time since March 2020 when the state closed all schools and required them to offer only online instruction due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The school did not hold its traditional spring tours for fifth graders in 2020 because of the pandemic. âThis will be the first time many of these students have stepped into the school,â said LMS sixth-grade teacher Parker McKinley.