COVID-19 causes gain of important life skills now we don’t get time to celebrate them,” Senior Alyssa Stagnolia said. Co-Editor-in-Chief The loss of senior prom, the last portion of a senior year spent in school, and The novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) of a traditional graduation ceremony has caused the cancellation of many crucial had a detrimental effect on the morale and life experiences in not only the lives of attitude of the seUnited States citnior class. izens but for the The motivaworld population tion to do online as a whole. Baseschool work, espeball fields sit empcially once plans ty, prom dresses after high school hang unworn in finalize for the the closets of their fall, dropped to let-down owners, an all-time low. and the caps and eLearning seems gowns of the class a bit tedious and of 2020 lay dorGoogle Meet calls mant as the seniors seem fun the first mourn the loss of few times they are the remaining porattended. tion of their senior Senior Courtyear. ney Morris un“I am upset bederstands the cause it’s my sestruggles to get nior year and all assignments done of my friends and and encourages I are going our her classmates to separate ways, so I find the motivation was really looking to submit work. forward to spend“Strive to finish ing the last few even if it is hard. months we had left eLearning is not together,” senior fun by any means, Brianna Self said. but don’t give up. Many individDo your work and uals of the senior finish strong,” class found themMorris said. selves heartbroken As hard as it in light of recent Brianna Self (12) may be, perseverevents concerning ance plays a vital the Coronavirus, role in an individual’s success now and in and seniors weep from times lost with the future. The global pandemic caused their friends and in the halls they have the class of 2020 to acquire new life skills called home for the past four years. vital to future success, especially in the “I feel very upset for all seniors. I hate unknown future. that I won’t get a proper graduation, sports “I honestly think this has made us a banquet, or honorary banquet. We have stronger class overall. We, as students, worked so hard to earn these things and Sadie Fugate
CLASS OF 2020, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE MEMORABLE MOMENTS WE HAVE SHARED. THE CLASS OF 2020 IS EXCEPTIONAL AND WE WILL ALL GO ON TO DO GREAT THINGS IN LIFE.
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Make an Amazon Wish list If your family or friends still want to get you something before you start the next chapter of your life, then make an Amazon wish list. It is a way for your family to still get you something (besides money) that will be useful for college or whatever your plans are. Hold a conference call Create a Zoom conference call, a Google Meet or even a group FaceTime to connect to friends and family for your graduation party. Setup a date and time for the party and invite people to it with their accounts or emails. Wait You can always wait until social distancing is over to have your graduation party. While no one knows when these rules will be lifted, this will give you a chance to see your loved ones with a good reason.
Don’t forget! Graduation will be held separately for each individual between the days of June 5 and 6. Check your email for the appointment time of your individual graduation ceremony.
have been through a lot throughout our lives, and I believe that this is just another obstacle that will strengthen us all as people,” senior Dakota Browning said. Even if students gained life skills, the imminent losses suffered due to COVID-19 still stand persistent in the minds and attitudes of the senior class. “At first, I was really upset about the whole situation; however, I have been trying to look on the brighter side of things. I believe that God has a plan and everything will work out. Although we might not be able to experience everything like ‘normal’ for the rest of our senior year, make the most of it,” Morris said. Browning urges his fellow classmates — instead of looking back on the things
they could have had — to work toward and obtain the long-anticipated future that the class worked for past 13 years. “The way I would suggest my fellow classmates cope with this situation is by accepting that this isn’t the end. We have spent the majority of our lives working towards moving onto greater things, even though this isn’t exactly what we expected it to look like,” Browning said. Most importantly, seniors, do not forget the memories made throughout the past four years. “Class of 2020, thank you for all of the memorable moments we have shared. The class of 2020 is exceptional and we will all go on to do great things in life,” Self said. Senior Issue
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