Freshman vs Senior Virtual Learning Experience

We are now more than halfway through the school year and we are still doing online school. This has affected all the grades, freshmen don’t get their first year high school experience, sophomores can’t take their driver’s test in school, juniors don’t experience junior prom, and seniors aren’t able to be in school for their last year or maybe even graduate. I interviewed freshmen, Vanessa Batista, and senior, Bridgette Lopez. Here’s what they had to say about their freshmen/senior experience being halfway online. 

Vanessa:
How do you feel that you’re more than halfway through the school year and it’s only been online?
I feel sad because I’m not having the freshmen experience I thought I would have.

Do you hope to come back to school even if it’s for a short amount of the time?
No, because I don’t want to get myself sick or my family sick if there’s a chance we can go back to school.

What’s one thing you were looking forward to about your freshman year?

I was really looking forward to a lot of things such as homecoming, the football games, pep rallies, and participating in the battle of the classes.

Do you think you missed out on a lot of your freshmen experience?
Yes, but I don’t mind because I still have three more years of high school and that’s better than nothing.

Do you think the school is doing enough to make your freshmen experience better?
No. 

Bridgette:
How do you feel that you’re more than halfway through the school year and it’s only been online?
I feel upset because this was not how I expected my senior year to be.
Do you hope to come back to school even if it’s for a short amount of the time?
Yes of course, but I don’t know if I trust my other classmates on being protected from COVID.

What’s one thing you were looking forward to about your senior year?
I was really looking forward to prom this year since we didn’t have prom last year.

Do you think you missed out on a lot of your senior experience?
Yes, I do think I missed out on a lot for my senior year experience. I basically missed my senior year in general. 

Do you think the school is doing enough to make your senior experience better?
I feel like the school is trying their best to make our senior year better, but honestly I don’t see much process.