The pandemic caused many students to feel like they missed out academically.
Some students at CHS were still in Elementary School when COVID broke out.
“I was nine years old when COVID first happened,” Sanaa Badgett, sophomore, said. “I feel like missing fifth grade kinda set me back in math. During quarantine, I did like to spend time alone and enjoy my own company. I did TikTok dances and cooked. If another pandemic was to happen, I would be sad because I’m really excited for my junior and senior year.”
Others were transitioning into middle school when everything shut down.
“When COVID first came out, I was twelve years old,” Cam Tucker, senior, said. “Missing sixth grade wasn’t that bad; it was just losing contact with most of my friends. I don’t really feel like I learned anything about myself. I was young and didn’t really pay attention. I made Youtube videos, spent time with my family, and played basketball during quarantine.”
“I was thirteen years old and it didn’t really affect me much,” Martavione Younger, senior, said. “I learned that life isn’t the same. I was making money and playing games while in quarantine. I feel like if another pandemic was to break out, I’d be more prepared because I know how it would be.”
Others enjoyed spending time with family.
“I was eleven years old,”Allana Plummer, sophomore, said. “During COVID, when it had just hit, I was still in school and my mother and grandma caught COVID and due to that I wasn’t able to go to school; so I missed 14 days of school, and it put me behind two weeks of education. I learned that I really don’t want siblings because during quarantine my aunt and her baby stayed with us while they were moving next door. I played Roblox with my baby cousin, and it changed me as a child by realizing that I don’t always have to have friends because I always have my family. I would probably become depressed if another pandemic broke out because I really want to enjoy my summer, and I think that would take away from it.”
