Reflecting on a year with Covid-19

March 17, 2021

What are the patriots’ last memories before school closed?

We remember…

“Everyone running around in the halls and someone had to go on the intercom and tell us to go back to class”
“My last class was tech theater. We were about to start making costumes for the musical”
“Sitting in the J-Lab watching Inslee’s live stream. I didn’t know what was going on”
“Watching the live broadcast in my history class and everyone was cheering”
“Going to DECA State and not being able to shake the judges’ hands”
“Thinking that it was only going to last six weeks when it was first announced”
“Daughters making us clean the J-Lab with Clorox wipes”
“Running around to get our stuff and go home like it was the greatest thing when it really wasn’t”
“Kids screaming in the hallways just after the shutdown announcement”
“Mr. Level’s face when school got canceled”
“At Bellevue College, I was studying for a test in the Math lab, and I was staying at school pretty late. While I was there, the tutors said the campus was shut down the next day. A bit later, the college shut down due to a shooting that happened nearby. Ever since I’ve been doing online school for Running Start”
“Thinking six weeks was so long because it’s almost as long as summer break”
“Having my SAT canceled the night before I was supposed to take it on March 14”

Should we go back to school?

“The year is almost over so we might as well take extra precautions and wait until next year when it’s safer”
“As a senior with two months of real school left, I’d rather finish out online”
“We all should wait until fall to bring in people. It’s the safest that way, and it avoids confusion”
“I would be excited about going back as long as Covid-19 restrictions are followed”
“We better be back in person soon”
“I would rather finish the rest of this school year online instead of trying to rush it”
“I’d rather finish online because it would be too messy with different schedules”
“I’d rather finish the semester online, but if we go back I would have to go”
“I feel like there should be more vaccine distribution first”
“I would rather finish this school year online”
“I think we should require vaccines for both the teachers and students as a safety measure”