Students in the Santiam Canyon reflect on pandemic, wildfires on last day of school “I don’t think there’s anything you could ever do to prepare for what we had coming this school year,” said Todd Miller, superintendent of the Santiam Canyon School. Author: Christine Pitawanich Updated: 8:11 PM PDT June 17, 2021 MILL CITY, Ore. — Thursday was the last day of school for kids in the Santiam Canyon School District. For many people, it’s been a tough a year due to the pandemic. But last September’s wildfire made an already difficult situation that much harder on kids and families in the Santiam Canyon.