By SAMANTHA BEY
Graduation speeches often quip about how it’s time for the eager faces in the audience to embark upon the real world. Students in the class of 2020 were born in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, into a nation reeling from a shocking blow to life as we knew it. Nineteen years later, as they prepared to wrap up their senior year with the time-honored traditions of senior prom, yearbook signing parties, and spending time with their friends, the coronavirus set the world on fire again. The shutdown meant no more public celebrations to commemorate all their hard work. Before even taking flight from their Coronado nest, this year’s senior class has already had a heavy dose of the real world. 12
CROWN CITY MAGAZINE
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JUNE 2020
