ELLA Inspires (Summer 2020)

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young ella Interview with Gabriella Paredes

HOW HAS COVID 19 IMPACTED YOUR SCHOOL YEAR? Not only has the COVID 19 pandemic taken away the Another way COVID 19 has impacted my school year is by remaining of my last high school year, it has also prevented preventing me from seeing my friends; all of whom are me from getting my cosmetology license. This is because going out of state for college. Also, saying goodbye to any McKinney High School offers juniors to enroll into the of my teachers who have helped me so much; not just with cosmetology program to get our license at the end of our

my education but for me as a person. I also won’t be able

senior year. The program requires us to take two exams. to go to my prom or senior field trip. I will also miss out on Since we won’t be able to go to class and practice for our the tradition of attending my elementary school (Rueben exams, we will have to do everything on our own without Johnson) senior breakfast. Most importantly, I won’t have our teacher being able to help us in person and give us the opportunity to have a traditional high school graduation advice. My goal was to have my license and work at a hair and walk across the stage like so many before me. salon while attending college.

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