2020 Rewind

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a reflection of events that have come to pass in the year of 2020.

JANUARY JANUARY

FEBRUARY FEBRUARY MARCH MARCH APRIL APRIL

19- Shooting leaves 2 dead in a Kansas City bar. 20- First COVID-19 case recorded. 26- Kobe Bryant and 8 others die in a plane crash. 4- Delay in the Iowa caucus. 5- President Trump is acquitted on two articles of impeachment. 8- First American citizen dies from COVID-19. 13- First Kansas COVID-19 case is recorded. 13- Breonnna Taylor is shot in her Kentucky home. 30- Statewide stay-at-home order goes into effect. “I was happy that they locked it down, because my dad’s immune system is a to take [the lockdown] more seriously.” | sophomoresofialanni MAY MAY JUNE JUNE

lot weaker so we had 1- Blue Valley moves to continuous learning for the remainder of the school year.

9- Saudia Arabia declares a ceasefire against Yemen.

19- Statewide lockdown is extended. 4- Gov. Kelley’s Plan to reopen Kansas goes into effect. 8- .Stage 3 of the reopening plan begins.

25- George Floyd is killed during an arrest

26- Black Lives Matter protests begin after the murder of George Floyd. 12- Blue Valley Northwest BSU hosts a peaceful BLM protest.

12- Yemen’s humanitarian crisis is nationally recognized.

“[Ruth Bader Ginsberg] helped pass a bunch of progressive laws...I think it was wrong of the Republicans to nominate [Amy Coney

Barret].” | seniorlukelangham 4- Actress Naya Rivera passes vaccines in JULY JULYAUGUST AUGUST

“[The Presidential Election] was kind of a SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBEROCTOBER NOVEMBERinsults being thrown; it was very unprofessional.” | juniorkendallcranor

DECEMBER DECEMBER

away in a boating accident.

14- The World Health Organization announces that there are 163 toxic situation with the

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25- Statewide mandate for masks begins. 1- Class of 2020 9- Distance graduates at the learning begins. 5- Students move Lamar DAC. to a new hybrid 18- Supreme learning model. 21- Board of Court Justice Educators decides Ruth Bader 14- Early voting to start the school Ginsburg passes opens for the year distanced. away. presidential election. 27- Student 26- Amy Coney athletes protest Barrett is 31- COVID-19 the decision to nominated to cases spike due postpone fall take to Ginsburg’s to Halloween sports. former position. celebrations. 7- Joe Biden is announced as the winner of the presidential election.

18- Protests worldwide are triggered after the arrest of music star Bobi Wine.

30- School returns to a distance learning format. 5- The third mysterious metal monolith was found (firstUtah, second- Romania, third- California)

First shipment of COVID-19 vaccines will be received midDecember. | saharbaha