Natalie Lopez, Executive Editor @nlopezcourant
As of now, senior internships are cancelled, we don’t know if we’ll have a senior prom, and students are posting all over Instagram they miss school and their friends.
I don’t know if this is just because I am in introvert or a homebody, but I actually don’t mind my schedule currently while being in quarantine. I’m not as frustrated as other seniors at the fact that we aren’t taking part in the normal things that seniors do. Of course I wish I could hang out with my friends and interact with my teachers, but for some reason I’ve found myself content with what this current situation has given me.
For some reason I’ve established a daily routine that I’ve been enjoying during this coronacation. I wake up at around 6:45am, do my running for the day, make breakfast, do online learning, read, workout in my basement, then have dinner to end my day. It’s weird to think that I’ve fallen into such an enjoyable routine during this crazy time, but it’s helped me keep some normalcy in my life.
Starting school at 8:30 has been the best, and I think the block scheduling is more effective and less stressful than the schedule of all eight periods the first week of online learning. Having eight periods in one day felt like an eternity, and I was plagued with lots of work from my teachers. Block scheduling has provided much more time to complete the work, and more of a structure to the day. I’m glad that we made the switch.
As a senior athlete, I’ve gotten to experience my last season playing field hockey. But, I’m afraid I won’t get that chance to do so with lacrosse. We only had one week of preseason and I’m a little bummed out that I might not get the opportunity to step on the field one last time with all of my teammates. Especially after all of the work that’s been put into the offseason, and the high hopes I had for our team.
There are so many uncertainties right now, and I don’t really know if we”ll have a season, let alone go back to school. My mom isn’t too optimistic, she thinks we’ll end up finishing the year online and spring sports will end up being cancelled. With Trump now pushing the date back to April 30, it looks like we’ll be going back to school then (or that’s the date for now, which might be pushed back).
If I’m being honest, I like online school, and I like my daily schedule during quarantine. I don’t think I’m as destroyed about senior year as most students are, but I do think it’s a little sad that we won’t get to experience the things that normally come with second semester of senior year.
Also, I’m not the biggest fan of the decision to not have an April break. We’ve still been working hard and doing schoolwork these past weeks, why can’t we get a break? I understand that for parents with younger children it might be tough to entertain them for a whole week, but isn’t it also a challenge to practically do their school work with them during the day?
I’m going to end it here by saying I think everyone needs to go with the flow. Like I said before, there are so many uncertainties right now, and so many questions that cannot be answered. I think people need to realize there are just some things we can’t control, like a global pandemic, and try to make the best out of this situation.
