FRESHMAN YEAR & COVID... BY KAMARI CRANSHAW, 7TH GRADE, SMYRNA, GA

FRESHMAN YEAR & COVID

KAMARI CRANSHAW, CAMPBELL HIGH, 9TH GRADE, SMYRNA, GA

Iam now officially a high school freshman. Although I thought high school was going to be fun, it is totally different than I imagined it would be.

On August 17th, 2020, I started my freshman year online. I didn’t even have links to anything, hadn’t met any of my teachers and Zoom wasn’t working for anyone. Finally, when we did get it to work, my teachers introduced themselves and made us introduce ourselves as well. The whole thing was awkward and took some time to get used to. Eventually our school announced that in November we would have a choice to either stay online or go to school in person. I wanted to go back to school because this online stuff just wasn’t for me. Fast forward to November 5th. I was so excited to go back to school, I had my hair done, nails done, outfit picked out and all! But when I got to school it wasn’t what I expected. First, we had to wear masks, social distance and our classes only allowed 10 people MAX! When I got there I was expecting to see a lot of my friends but none of them came, they either stayed online or changed schools. I knew it was going to be different, but I wasn’t expecting it to be like that.

All in all, COVID has had an enormous impact on my social life, school life, and the world in general. These tough times have taught me a lot of things, like do not take things for granted. COVID has really affected my freshman year, and it’s sad because I did not get the experience to begin high school the right way. I know one thing, 2020 will be a remarkable story to tell when I am older.