We worked for 12 years and finally reached our last year, our senior year. It was a year full of lasts. The last first day of school. The last football season. Last homecoming dance. Our last chance to make some high school memories. As the spring semester approached, we all looked forward to prom, senior week, graduation, and more. What we did not know is that March 12 would be our last day of physically going to school.
From the beginning of the year, the news highlighted and talked about the Coronavirus in other countries such as China. It was taken as a joke at first and did not pay much attention to it. Even when it was announced we would get an extra week of spring break, it was all still fun and games. But when the governor announced that the remainder of schools would be canceled, our hearts filled with pain. This meant that most of the events we had looked forward to for four years would never happen. Everything felt like it was crashing down at once.
Although we did not get to complete our senior year as planned, we still made some memories worth cherishing. We had two great skating parties thrown at the Roller Cave where we laughed and skated with our friends. Another great moment for us is when we made it to regionals in our football season. We packed the PIT and cheered our team on to victory as best as we could. All the memories we made in school and out of school have contributed to our high school experience and be something we will never forget.
One thing we have all shared throughout this quarantine and pandemic experience is the loss of something we never got to have. We will always be known as the class who experienced the Coronavirus and who never got to have the regular senior year of high school experience. We may feel depressed and upset, but we will get through this. No matter what type of ceremony we get, we know that our accomplishments are being celebrated and recognized. Class of 2020 will be recognized as one of, if not the most, remembered class in history!
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