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PRINT EDITOR: Maeve Taylor JUNIOR EDITOR: Jackson Parks

Schools should increase mental health screenings

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SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER/GRAPHICS EDITOR: Zeke La Mantia

Former principal becomes new SSD area coordinator

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Seniors share thoughts on upcoming election

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NEWS/ OPINION EDITOR: Elise Wilke-Grimm FEATURE/ ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR: Addie Palmquist PODCAST EDITOR: Lydia Urice

Echo reviews best of pandemic movies

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Op-ed: Ginsburg's legacy will be remembered

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Covid changes Halloween celebrations

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Players share views about social distancing in sports

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Movie makers adjust to post-Covid restrictions

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11 Cover Cutline: Despite the ongoing pandemic and threats of regulations on Halloween night, families in Webster Groves are still decorating for the holiday. Photo by Sam Hewitt.

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Sch ools sh ou ld in cr ease m en t al h ealt h scr een in gs Elise Wilk e-Gr im m New s/ Opin ion Edit or As discussing mental health becomes a more relevant topic in society people are becoming more comfortable discussing it.

Now the struggle at hand is when should the diagnosing and labels start. ?I wish I did receive a screening around middle school since that's when I personally started to feel depressed. I could have learned healthy coping skills with depression and anxiety that would have saved me from many depressive episodes during and after school,?

Ava Sauer, senior, said.

Early diagnosis of mental illness and testing at a young age is progressing across the country and becoming a more common occurrence in public schools.

The National Academy of Sciences estimates that 14% to 20% of youths each year are diagnosed with mental, emotional or behavioral mental health disorders. ?I support diagnosing children and teens early because many of them are not diagnosed with a mental illness until they are older adults. By diagnosing kids at a young age, they can learn different ways to adapt to their mental illness before it's too late,? Sauer said.

Of course, screenings are given to students to make sure everyone is on the same level academically (math screening, reading level screening, etc.) and physically (sight, hearing, etc).

However, mental health screenings don?t seem to be high

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Public domain image from Wikimedia Commons enough on the to-do list for most public schools.

The number of children and adults living life with undiagnosed mental illness could be an alarming thing to think about since it is more common than one would suppose, but this doesn?t necessarily mean that screenings should be required since overdiagnosing people (especially at a young age) can negatively affect lifestyle and mental health in the future. ?I think that it should be up to the parents if their kid should get a screening or not, Not every kid is like me. Some kids aren't aware that they have ADHD, and they're doing fine in school without taking any type of ADHD medicine,? Derrick Christman, senior, said.

When mental health is compared to physical health, physical health tends to be taken care of while mental health is commonly looked over in society if one cannot physically see or feel the problem.

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Social worker Anne Gibbs noticed there has been an increase in students being diagnosed with mental illness.

"I don't have specific data to support my answer, but it does seem like there has been an increase in students being diagnosed with mental illness. I do not know that this necessarily means that more students today are experiencing mental illness than five or 10 years ago or if it just means that more students are getting access to mental health services," Gibbs said.

Screening students at a young age could be valuable for society in a way where there would be less violence in schools, less self medicating for students and more positive impacts on students mentally if they?re able to start treating their mental illness earlier on in their lives.

Society is gradually increasing mental health resources as mental health becomes a less "taboo" topic

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For m er pr in cipal becom es n ew SSD ar ea coor din at or Lydia Ur ice

it?s great information to know as a school leader.

I pride myself in being a life long learner and I like to challenge myself with different things, and that?s how you stay on top of the changes in the education system,? Perry said.

Podcast Edit or Former principal joins district as Special School District area coordinator. ?I applied for Special School District, and they assigned me to Webster Groves High School and I am so glad to be here,? area coordinator Gloria Perry said.

?I really really enjoy when they [students] come back, and they let me know after they graduate from high school, what they have accomplished, or what colleges they have attended, or if they decide to go into the workforce, what they decide to do with their Photo from Webster Groves High School. future. That is rewarding to me,? Perry said.

Before she joined Webster through Special School District (SSD), Perry was a principal.

Former principal Gloria Perry joins the high school ?I was a principal Special School District's area coordinator. for many many That?s where I am right now,? Perry years, a school principal, in the said. state of Illinois, but my background knowledge is in special education,?

Her job now has many different Perry said. components.

Before Perry was a principal, she ?As an area coordinator, I am an was a special education teacher. administrator for the special education teachers at Webster ?I started my educational career Groves High School, the as a teacher, a special education paraprofessionals, the related teacher, and I wanted to know services which would include more, so I went back to school and occupational therapists, the speech got my leadership degree, and so I and language teachers, and the started out as an assistant principal support services that go along with at the high school in Cahokia, students with special educational Illinois, and then after about six needs,? Perry said. years, I got my own building in the elementary school in Cahokia. It ?Gloria is very nice to work with. was Elizabeth Morris Elementary She has a very calm demeanor and School. Then after that, I went to is very supportive of her staff,? SSD the middle school and was the resource teacher Teri Pisciotta said principal for the sixth-grade center,? over email.

Perry said.

Perry has worked with students ?That?s [the sixth-grade center] from all different age ranges. where I was for many years until I said you know what? I think I want ?I love the spectrum and diversity to go back to special education. of it all because it?s all different, but

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?My favorite part of my job is meeting different parents and the community in which I serve,? Perry said. ?The variety is so important to me because everyone is not the same, educational processes are not the same,? Perry said. ?I am a people person, I like to meet people face to face, this screen time really kind of annoys me. Just all the screen time and not taking a break from it is overwhelming. I just love the one on one interactions with individuals and right now, COVID has hindered it,? Perry said. ?Gloria is using this year to observe how everything works at Webster and then will look into ways to make improvements,?

Pisciotta said over email. ?[We] just all have to wait and be patient at this point,? Perry said.

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Sen ior s sh ar e t h ou gh t s on u pcom in g elect ion Lydia Ur ice Podcast Edit or America will vote for their next president on Nov. 3, less than a month away. As the presidential election only takes place every four years, some people will vote for the first time this year.

role model and handled the pandemic badly, among other things,? Mitchell said over email.

?It is my belief that Donald Trump is an international embarrassment, infinitely more so after his catastrophic handling of the ?I am going to vote in pandemic, and that person, and although the fact that people there are more actually support COVID-related risks, I him, make excuses think it is more reliable for him, and believe and straightforward all of his twisted lies than mail-in voting,? shows the failures senior Alex de Foy said of the American over email.

Photo by Lauren Mitchell education system,? de Foy said over ?I plan on voting in the Senior Owen Mitchell poses with a political sign endorsing Joe email.

Nov. 3, election in Biden. Biden was officially named the Democratic candidate on person,? senior Owen Aug. 18 and 19 during the 2020 Democratic Convention. ?I will be ?I'm not a huge Joe Mitchell said over email. voting for Joe Biden,? Mitchell said over email.

Biden fan, but I ?I can't wait to head to would say that the polls.? besides his age, he age to vote as well, participating in represents the moderate, Senior Nick Yusen also plans on History Club's voter registration experienced, and respectful leader voting in person in the election. project, and planning on posting on that the U.S. is in dire need of,? de social media encouraging peers to ?I'm excited to vote,? Yusen said Foy said over email. vote,? Mitchell said over email. over email. ?I don't really like either of them, ?I encourage people to do their ?I plan to vote in-person for this but Biden is for sure a better research and recognize the election,? senior Amelia Griesedieck option,?

Yusen said over email. important issues and why this said over email. ?I feel weirdly election especially needs as many ?I feel more enthusiastic about excited that this is the first election I voters as it can get,? Griesedieck voting Trump out of office. ?Settle will be voting in. It is a monumental said over email. for Biden? as they say. I think we election that needs as many people, need to focus more on voting especially young people, voting as it ?I feel very strongly about who I Trump out and then holding Joe can. It?s exciting to think about am voting for in the upcoming Biden accountable for all he has hopefully being on a positive side of election. Personally, my views align promised and all he?s done,? history.? with the Democratic party, which is Griesedieck said over email. part of the reason I will be voting ?I am encouraging my friends and for Joe Biden, but another big factor ?I feel extremely excited to vote classmates to vote verbally as well in my decision is that I don't agree for the first time in this election. as occasional posts on social media, with Trump's beliefs, opinions, With everything going on in the although many of my peers aren't actions, policies, or anything he world right now, exercising our right old enough to vote yet,? de Foy said does or stands for, and I think he is to vote is more important than over email. unfit to be president and not a ever,? Mitchell said over email. ?I'm encouraging any friends my good human being and a terrible

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Graphic from #Alive/Netflix Offical Site "#Alive" is one of several Halloween-appropriate movies that deals with pandemics.

2020 acts as real zombie movie

Echo reviews best of pandemic movies Zeke La M an t ia Social M edia Coor din at or Jaden Fields Edit or -in -Ch ief Horror movies have always been a pastime of choice for many during the Halloween season, but with the current pandemic, some movies might be hitting a little too close to home.

With the new influx of pandemic/outbreak movies coming to streaming services, people are able to see a fictionalized portrayal of their own current lives.

One of the most common types of outbreak movies are the classic zombie films. ?WWZ,??#Alive?and ?Train to Busan?are three prime examples of zombie outbreak films that make great work of portraying

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a dramatized version of the panics that comes with living with a world wide viral infection. ?Outbreak?on the other hand shows a true pandemic as a result of disease. ?WWZ?, better known as? World War Z? is a movie that surfaced in 2013 featuring renowned actor Brad Pitt. The film takes on the classic trope of cannibalistic zombies while also staying unique in the fact that the zombies showcased aren?t the slow paced stumbling creatures we are used to.

The infected people of the movie get around by moving at inhuman speeds, their ability to run, jump and climb having been enhanced by the virus they are infected with, despite them maintaining very childlike brain functions.

This concept is not something usually touched upon in most zombie movies, but with its portrayal it brings new fears.

Zombies that can move as fast if

not faster than unaffected peoples are a scary thought, and it is realized early on in the film that if the zombies can hear a person,, they can get to them faster than they can get away. ?I?m sure that I?d be scared if the apocalypse came upon us, but if it was really the end of mankind as we know it, I would probably just try to appreciate the time I have left and do all the things I haven?t had a chance to. Strangely enough, I think it?s less scary knowing it?s the end of the world and everyone?s going to be wiped out soon. Compared to everyday life where you almost always have no idea when, how, or where you?re going to die,? junior Izzy Gunning said.

Fear was the main drive that kept many of the characters in the film alive. Apprehension of what could happen next and precise planning was essential for survival.

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About whether or not he?d be fearful in an apocalypse/zombie outbreak, 2019 graduate Emerald Habecker said,?Would I be fearful in an apocalypse? For sure. If you?re not scared you definitely wouldn?t survive for long.?

Another zombie movie that portrays different aspects of pandemics as accurately as fiction knows how is the award winning 2016 film ?Train to Busan,?directed

by Yeon Sang- Ho. This intense, heart wrenching, beautifully made film stars a busy divorced father, Seok- Woo (Gong Yoo) and his young daughter Soo- an (Kim SooAhn), fighting for their lives aboard a train traveling to the girls mothers town.

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Additionally, the elderly are in general more prone to disease, something reflected in the film through Woo?s anxieties regarding his mother. This concern is seen very much today, with children anxious on how the virus will affect their grandparents or even parents. ?My grandma was just recently diagnosed with cancer AND diabetes, which is hard to tackle with Covid in the equation. . . if my grandma gets Covid, not even a miracle could save her, so it absolutely terrifies me,? senior Nate Hutson said via direct message.

Although ?#Alive?is the third zombie movie on this list, it still manages to be entirely unique. Following an While it is true our pandemic Public domain photo from the CDC abrupt and sudden zombie outbreak, does not exactly feature gaggles ?#Alive?contains a great portrayal of of aggressive brain hungry Newsroom the way teens would react to zombies around every corner, situations of pandemics. The 2020 there are some similarities. The drama directed by II Cho accurately portrays the more film depicts a type of zombie where the turn from mental aspect of living in an outbreak. The film follows human to zombie is quite subtle, and could take a little the laid back young Oh Joon- Wo. Throughout the film, while to notice. Trust was a very big factor the Woo is seen using social media and gaming as a sort of passengers had to have. In one of the films most way for him to distress, something that many teens anxiety inducing scenes, we see Seok-Woo pounding on have found themselves doing during this pandemic. the door into a cart of the train, begging to be let inside as a hoard of zombies are closing in on him. The passengers in the cart are anxious to let him in, as there is no way to be sure if he was exposed to the bite or not.

There is much of this emphasis on trust issues in these current times of Covid-19, living in a world where there is no way to tell if the person one is hanging out with is safe to be around. Junior Jenna Clark battles with this very feeling. ? I also have to trust so many people that they are doing the right thing to be safe so I don?t get sick. I play basketball and as a team we all have to trust each other that we have been safe and it is a priority that we wear masks and do everything we can to not get the virus and spread it so we can play,? Clark said via text message.

Another well reflected theme of living during Covid-19 that ?Train to Busan?portrays is the theme of being so far removed from family. The whole reason Seok-Woo and his daughter are aboard the train is to visit Soo-an?s mother, but seeing as how their route is disturbed by the zombies, that goal is altered. Throughout the movie, Seok-Woo is seen attempting to call his elderly mother and his child?s mother, stressed because he is unable to reach them. This separation from family is something that many have experienced during the current pandemic. ?There are so many friends and family members that I have not seen in so long because of the virus,? Clark

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?I find that, not only me but so many others, have spent a lot of time attempting to occupy our time in ways such as social media (TikTok in particular). . . or taking on a new hobby (like baking bread, playing the guitar, painting, etc.),? Gardner said.

Woo is also seen battling with feelings of intense loneliness and depression during his isolation, which is something very relatable to many living during the pandemic. Junior Seneca Mahan finds that being under lockdown can be a very lonely thing. ?Honestly the entire thing has [been stressful], the loss of contact then the pressure of school has been crushing my mental health and has led to a lot of over thinking,? Mahan said.

Throughout this film, we see Woo repeating the same routine every day, never really straying from it. This monotonous way of living is something all too familiar to Gunning. ??The days and weeks just seem to blend together when you?re constantly at home. I lose track of reality a lot. It?s hard to get pretty much anything done anymore.

I find myself having virtually no motivation or effort to put out into the world,? Gunning said. ?Yeah the pandemic has been scary. In March the number of deaths in Italy was scary. The ineptitude of our government is scary. People I care about don?t have health insurance and that?s scary. It looks like there?s an upward trend again and it?s scary to think how long this

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Pan dem ic m ovies r eview continued from page 8 will keep going on. A* * hole* who don?t wear masks properly are scary? I get claustrophobic when there?s a lot of people around. I went to the zoo on Sunday and there was a point in the reptile house where a bunch of people crowded into where I was and half weren?t wearing masks correctly,? Habecker said.

While the current pandemic has not yet become something worthy of a future horror movie title, the fear and unease of U.S. citizens will not be put to rest unless direct action is taken. The past year has looked too much like the beginnings of a bad apocalyptic horror movie to those currently living.

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people speculate that the government did not treat the virus seriously enough, and as a result the outcome was much more severe than it needed to be.

?As a person I feel [ the government has] failed to provide correct information to the public. They?ve turned a pandemic into a political stance when it?s not,? Virginia teen Zach Laughlin said.

Webster alumni Tea Gardner also said the way the U.S government addressed the pandemic shared the same ignorance found within a fictional dramatized movie government.

?I find the way that this government handled the virus was incredibly neglectful ?I do feel like I?m in a and embarrassingly clumsy? horror movie in the sense the disbanding of a already that the plot makes no set pandemic task force to Public domain graphic from sense and I have no idea another less prepared task publicdomainvectors.org what will happen next,? force, defunding the CDC, and Habecker said. not locking down the country Wolfgang Peterson?s 1995 movie ?Outbreak?features at the expense of 200,000 people?s lives is a genuine pandemic and documents the chaos that despicable,? Gardner said via direct message. breaks out across America upon the discovery of an One Webster University student, Rex Hale Jr. said infectious disease that spreads almost as rapidly as it the government did not do nearly enough in kills. With stunning performances from a star-filled preparation. ?The government handled it very very cast featuring names such as Morgan Freeman, very poorly.

In all honesty Trump?s administration Donald Sutherland and Rene Russo, ?Outbreak?is sure should have gotten on this quicker but due to to make any moviegoer squirm in their seat. ignorance and the government we are now where we While the movie is incredibly dramatic and action are in the pandemic. We are the slowest recovering packed for the sake of Hollywood entertainment, country there is,? Hale said. some truth can be seen within the actions of the In addition to failing to properly protect against the fictional government?s response to the discovery of virus, it is revealed early on in the film that intel had this fatal disease. already known about the dangers and severity of the Early in the film, upon the initial discovery or the situation but still chose to do nothing, much like the virus, all the government officials were warned and U.S. government. advised by certified medical personnel how deadly ?They [The government] were aware of the virus the strain truly was, yet chose to ignore this. There before announcing it for well over a month due to the are certainly some similarities between this and the first case being back in December of 2019,? Laughlin U.S government?s response to the discovery of said.

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Op-Ed: Woman, Warrior, Legend

Gin sber g?s legacy w ill be r em em ber ed Addie Palm qu ist Feat u r e/ En t er t ain m en t Edit or Ruth Bader Gingburg will go down in history as one of the most significant women?s rights and gender equality pioneers the world ever saw.

Growing up in Brooklyn, New York, Ginsburg - Ruth Joan Bader at the time was raised in a working class environment under the principle that education was a privilege and something that should not be taken for granted. She graduated from James Madison High School in 1950 and Cornell University in 1954 - at the very top of her class, no less.

Married right out of college, Ginsburg fell pregnant while her husband, Martin D. Ginsburg, was deployed.

After his return, both Ruth Photo by Roger L. Wollenberg/Abaca Press/TNS and Martin enrolled at Harvard Law School. Ruth Bader Ginsberg sits with fellow Supreme Court Justices of the United States for a Ginsburg then transferred formal group photo in 2010. to Columbia Law School and graduated in 1959 advocate for gender equality, for the entirety of her adulthood for again, at the top of her class. worker ?s rights, and the separation equal rights among both men and From 1959 to 1961 she clerked of church and state. She made women alike. for U.S District Judge Edmund L. decisions on historic cases such as Ruth Bader Ginsburg fell victim to Palmieri and went on to teach at the United States vs. Virginia case in metastatic pancreas cancer on Sept Rutgers University Law School. She 1996 - which demanded Virginia 18.

Her legacy will never be was appointed as director of the Military Institute allow the forgotten, and her efforts will not Women?s Rights Project of the admission of women - or Reed v. be in vain.

Ginsburg forever serves American Civil Liberties Union Reed in 1971 where Ginsburg as a symbol of perseverance and during the 70s and argued several successfully argued to apply the determination.

Her iconic feminism gender equality cases before the Equal Protection Clause to a law will continue to motivate little girls U.S Supreme Court. that was gender discriminatory. and boys to fight for what they In 1993 President Bill Clinton Throughout her life, Ginsburg believe in, and shows them that appointed Ginsburg to the U.S argued over 300 cases on gender anything is possible if they put forth Supreme Court, becoming the discrimination on the counsel of the the effort. Ginsburg gave a voice to courts second female justice - and ACLU, served 27 years as a U.S the unheard, and for that she will first female Jewish justice.

Supreme Court justice, and wrote be remembered. seven books. She fought tirelessly Justice Ginsburg was a landmark

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Covid ch an ges Hallow een celebr at ion s In terms of where the group got the idea, Gary said it came from a TikTok she saw, the idea being extra entertaining because it?s a game they all enjoy.

This particular group costume has also found a way to incorporate Covid- 19 safety into its Halloween costume. The ?Among Us? characters are essentially astronauts, and because of this, they wear space suits and helmets. This particular costume accessory will allow Gary and her friends to safely enjoy Halloween with one another while practicing safety and social distance simultaneously.

Senior Oliva Stuber has some big plans of her own for this special holiday, with her and friends dressing up from characters from a favorite childhood movie. ?Me and a couple friends are all going to be Shrek. . . We were all brainstorming random ideas, and we thought it would be funny. Most people are different Photo by Maren DeMargel characters from shrek, but we all wanted to be Shrek,? Stuber said via text message.

Junior Amelia Dorsey wears a homemade mask to her volleyball game.

In terms of how they will be enjoying the She ahs been making masks since the beginning of the pandemic, and day safely, Stuber said they will be having she has used them as a way to express her creative side. an outdoor outting, hanging out safely.

Jaden Fields Edit or -in -Ch ief Despite Covid-19,Missouri, among other states, has announced Halloween will not be canceled, leading citizens to wonder what Halloween will look like.

After months of Covid-19 restrictions, it seemed as if Halloween was a holiday that wouldn?t be occurring this year due to the fact that it is such a high contact holiday, but Halloween will ultimately be occurring.

Because of this, children and teens everywhere are planning costumes to wear this year, as well as activities that will be safe and socially distanced.

Senior Caroline Gillow is taking great strides to maintain Covid-19 safety. Her family will rent a lake house that is far removed from populated areas in an effort to keep everyone safe.

Junior Emmy Gary is also planning a fun Halloween group costume. She and friends will dress up as characters from the hit game ?Among Us? found on the Apple store and other gaming media. ?I?m going to be Purple, and we?re planning to watch scary movies and eat some snacks,? Gary said via text message.

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?Because of Covid we can?t do much, but we?re planning on watching a movie in someone?s backyard,? Stuber said.

Stuber is not the only one interested in digging into her past for costume inspirations.

Senior Amelia Griesedieck and friends will be going as characters from the animated show ?Avatar the Last Airbender.? ?I have really gotten into watching ATLA since it?s come out on Netflix in May. It?s also a really influential show in my life and [ the lives of my friends], so we all wanted to dress up as our favorite characters from the show,? Griesedieck said via text message.

In terms of plans, they plan to get together with some friends and take photos, simply dressing up for fun. Griesedieck said they?re just excited to be dressing up as one of their favorite characters. Covid-19 precautions are something Griesedieck has greatly taken into consideration, even adding a mask to their costume. ?No matter what I end up doing, I?m going to be masked up. I have a plain black mask that I?m also going to decorate with airbending symbols on it to keep with the costume,? Griesedieck said.

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Player s sh ar e view s abou t social dist an cin g in spor t s Kelly Woodyar d Con t r u bu t in g Wr it er Previously deemed high contact sports have been given the okay upon review.

Webster teams have begun games and adapted to the social distance regulations, and players have expressed their opinions.

Considered as a low contact sport, softball was okay to play from the beginning. Prior to its Photo by Kelly Woodyard. season, the team had practices under social Senior Jon Campbell takes the ball down the wing, towards goal after winning the distancing guidelines. challenge against Clayton defender. The team has played their first game of the ?The first week of season under social distancing guidelines. They continue their schedule in the practice felt really weird, and it was following weeks. hard to really support playing a role in the overall atmosphere of the communicate with my teammates on the field while game, this could be a disadvantage in certain sports. wearing a mask. Overtime we got used to it, and it feels normal to wait to be screened then sit one at a Consisting of the largest number of participants, fence section,? senior Nicola Rikand explained. cross country?s season has begun as well.

The first game of the season, an hour bus ride from Senior runner Brett Krueger shared a similar outlook Webster, at Borgia High School in Washington, felt with Rikand on how different sports are under the new strange to the team. social distancing guidelines. ?When we played Borgia out in Washington, the ?Personally, I believe that if all sports can?t compete, other team wasn?t really wearing their masks, and none should be able to, so, once we were allowed to most of the Webster girls felt a little uncomfortable compete and other sports weren?t, it didn?t make sense with that. Otherwise it didn?t affect our energy or to me because I know cross country is impossible to playing at all,? Rikand said after the team?s 12-0 win not contact with other kids,? Krueger said. over Borgia.

Originally, the team traveled to compete in Festus, In contrast to playing an away game, the team had a similarly to the softball team and the differences were much different experience when it came to playing a equally surprising to Krueger as they were to Rikand. home game shortly after their big win an hour away. ?After going to a meet outside of St. Louis County ?During senior night things felt a little more normal and seeing how different things were, it was quite a since we were at home and Kirkwood upholds some of shock. Now, going to a meet within the county and the same standards. It was a really solid game, but the regulations being higher, it?s definitely strange and senior celebrations felt really unconventional because doesn?t feel normal. I?m grateful to be able to compete we couldn?t do the same things like previous years with my team and it doesn't seem like a normal season have done,? Rikand said. and doesn?t seem right to even think about competing against dozens of other teams or [the] state [meet] or This feeling with lack of celebratory activities is a anything,? Krueger said. shared experience amongst the sports teams. With the limitations on the number of spectators and fan

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Photo by Thomas Chan from Unsplash.com As crowds and people wear masks, people of Hollywood will be forced to as well.

Parks Perspective

M ovie m ak er s adju st t o post -Covid r est r ict ion s Jack son Par k s Ju n ior Edit or As Coronavirus continues to change social norms, it will also take a toll on Hollywood. With limited romance scenes, scarce access to locations, and no crowd scenes, films and TV shows that will premiere in the near future will take a very different look.

After a five-month hiatus, the casts and crew of many TV series as well as movies begin to return to filming.

Filming is determined by how restrictions are eased and adjusted in locations, such as Los Angeles, New York and Vancouver. Not just the outcome will look different, but the process of creating and the interactions between the cast and crew will too.

In an article about these changing times, The Washington Post wrote, ?Instead of crew members freely mingling, they?re being divided into ?pods? that limit how production departments such as wardrobe or lighting can associate. Covid-19 officers monitor the health of the cast and crew to determine who is allowed on set. ?Zones? dictate where those cast and crew can go.?

The way a movie or series will look will be much different as well. With restrictions varying for each city, state and country, real-world locations will be very limited. Due to social-distancing, crowd scenes will not be filmed anytime soon, and romance scenes will most

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likely be very scarce as well, only being limited to actors? off-screen relationships. Even with the countless restrictions and roadblocks, filming is not made impossible.

According to Variety, ?KJ Apa and Sofia Carson will star in the pandemic thriller ?Songbird,? joining previously announced cast members Demi Moore, Bradley Whitford, Craig Robinson, Jenna Ortega, Paul Walter Hauser and Peter Stormare.? The film is a pandemic thriller, which takes place two years in the future when a second lockdown is reinstated. Filming began on July 8th this year, making it the first feature film to be made during the events of Coronavirus.

The restrictions have also affected the lives of many casts as well. ?Riverdale? star Lili Reinhart told Nylon Magazine, ?I genuinely feel like a prisoner, going back to work, because I cannot leave Canada. That doesn?t feel good. [? ] You can?t go home for Thanksgiving, can?t visit your family. No one can come visit you unless they quarantine for two weeks.? With the many rules against interactions with your castmates and the added restrictions against seeing other people, it?s clear that it affects cast and crew, not just viewers.?

Hollywood life and filming changes for everyone who watched TV or movies regularly. Whether it be restrictions against the cast and filming, or against how we watch them, it is expected that Hollywood will not return to its normal format in the near future, as we won?t either.

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