By: Sabrina Hirani
Due to the Coronavirus, our students have not been able to go to school for at least 8 months. With students being at home, they have more time to do many activities they basically never did during a regular day. We decided to get some perspective from students on how they feel and what they have been doing to keep themselves busy during this time of year.
Kadence Hutchings, ‘22 says how she misses being on the Redwood campus. Hutchings says, “I miss having dress up days with my friends and going off campus for lunch.” Hutchings also emphasizes how she misses her senior friends from last year and did not get to say goodbye to them. Due to the school being shut down for a very long time, Hutchings has been doing many different activities outside of school. “Some activities I’ve been doing are spending time with my animals, drawing and sketching a lot more, and spending time with close family friends.” Hutchings words of positivity to everyone at Redwood :
“I think personally the teachers are doing a great job teaching in a new environment where it is all new to all of us. They are positive and they push us to do our very best.”
Kadence Hutchings ’22
Photo Credit: Laiba Hassan
Laiba Hassan, ‘23 says how she misses being able to be face to face. “I miss attending clubs and sports in person!” Hassan gives emphasis on how she misses, “the football games and all the fun activities in school.” With school being closed, Hassan has been doing many different activities during this time of year. “Outside of school I have been working out everyday and watching Netflix.” She also started doing boxing and really enjoys it. Hassan hopes that the coronavirus goes away and everything will go back to normal.
Joseph Ross, ‘23 says how he “dislikes being in quarantine” and hopes that we can go back to school as soon as possible. Ross misses his everyday social interactions with his friends. “It gives me something to look forward to even on a bad day.” During this time of year, Ross keeps himself busy by, “working on cars and doing projects around the house to stay productive.” Ross hopes to go back to school to be with his friends and continue to do fun activities with them.
Bella Aldridge, ‘23 says how she was happy in the first place but, “time seemed to freeze” and she wishes that, “we could all return to Redwood.” Aldridge emphasizes how she is going to, “miss going to the cowhide games and seeing my friends.” WIth the school being closed, Aldridge has been doing many activities outside of school. “I have been going on bike rides, working out, and doing some online shopping.” Aldridge hopes to be very optimistic during this time and hopes to know where the future might take here. Aldridge’s words of positivity to all Redwood Students:
“2020 has been a crazy year that impacted everyone, but it shouldn’t keep anyone from pursuing their dreams in the future!”
bella Aldridge ’23
Sabrina Hirani
Sabrina Hirani '22 is a senior and currently a 3rd year member of the Redwood Gigantea. She is currently an opinion editor for the Redwood Gigantea. Outside of the Gigantea, Sabrina is on the Redwood Swim team. During her free time, Sabrina loves to binge-watch shows and loves to spend time with her friends and family.
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