New Normals
March 10, 2021
It has been a year since the last “normal” week of our lives. We had no idea of the ways life would change when we left school on March 13, 2020.
The yearbook staff worked to brainstorm some of the ways our lives have been changed this past year.
Surveys have been sent out to school emails regarding Covid-19, and those who would like to be interviewed can leave their names.
Masks
No state basketball
Limited amount of items at the store
Don’t hug, don’t shake hands
No pep rallies
No mantherettes
No Winter Olympics
No get togethers
Curbside pickup
Holidays without extended family
Hand sanitizer between every class, after going to the store, etc.
Saying “I don’t have Covid, I promise” after sneezing or coughing
Many people haven’t had a cold all year, when they usually get colds like clockwork
We’ve been cleaner than ever; disinfecting everything
TV shows have added Covid to their plots
College: admissions, visits, etc. have been affected
Plexiglass. Everywhere
Political turmoil due to Covid
Remote school
No vacations
Putting together schedules without counselors
Streaming services and movies
Team quarantines
Visiting families at hospitals, people dying alone
Babies born in quarantine
Mental health
Random hobbies
Crystals
Astrology
Making jewelry, painting, knitting, etc.
State-mandated lockdowns
No foreign exchange students at school
Calling on the phone before appointments