LASA During Covid How Quarantine has Impacted LASA Students' Mental Health By Sparrow Marks
The Coronavirus Pandemic started just over a year ago, originating in Wuhan City, China. It spread like wildfire and reached Austin, Texas in the March of 2020. This plague swept the world by storm and it affected each and every corner, spreading like wildfire. Everything shut down, from small town shops to big business
corporations and with an average of around 70,000 positive Corona cases daily, AISD shut down their schools and taught class remotely. But what does that mean for the students? Olga Alvarado has been working with LASA for two years after graduating from The University of
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ays pass by in a blur
You don't know how many deadlines you've missed, and you know that you need to fix it but as every second passes the load feels heavier and heavier. Yet as the clock ticks by you feel no motivation to do anything at all, and your eyes feel permanently glazed, glued to the screen of your dimly lit computer. You don't know how you can ever keep up with the pace, and right now everything seems so far away. Does it even matter, whether or not it gets done? At this point, you don't know if this is even a possible feat, or if you can manage to take the first step. Do you even want to?
Texas. Alicia Salinas has been with LASA for three years now and graduated from UT as well, previously working for three years as a social worker in the child welfare area. You can reach them at the LASA School’s Homepage in the Counselor Corner.
