A Year in Summary
BY GIANNA RODRIGUEZ
Staff Writer
I’m sure we can all agree that the 2019–2020 school year flew by us so fast we weren’t expecting such a quick end to our year.
So many memories have been shared between students and teachers that when we look back on them and feel like we are reliving the moment in real time.
Unfortunately , the seniors had the worst luck this year.
Every student at LHS anxiously awaits their senior year for all the fun things to come with it. Sadly, the coronavirus had the upper hand in this scenario. Many seniors had to sacrifice their incentives just to stay safe during this difficult time.
As a way to brighten your day with blasts from the pasts, I’ve compiled some of the many memories students have experienced together this year.
If you’re involved deeply in the music department, you have probably shared the most memories out of all the people I’ve encountered during my three years in school.
Senior, Haley Boyer, recalls, “Going to the Hearth after every event whether that be a concert, musical, or homecoming — even if it was almost midnight.”
Senior, Sam Soto, reminisces, “My trip to Disney where I got to spend some quality time with my friends.”
Senior, Nate Portes, said, “I loved being on the homecoming court and racing the other candidates for the crown.”
Before the pandemic, many people simply relished in the freedom of being able to go out into the world and explore. Students have been fighting the quarantine boredom since March, all of them miss being outside with friends as well.
Junior, Jessica San-Miguel, remembers, “The fun experiment in Mr. Bensing’s class where we turned pennies from copper into gold using the power of chemistry.”
During this school year, many different activities had come about during this time like having fun with your friends at lunch.
Junior, Genesis Perez, told me how, “Playing Uno at lunch with my group of friends” was enough to make her year just a little more vivacious.
Senior, Pablo Lopez, also enjoyed, “Spending time with my friends during class and is certainly missing all the laughs we had.”
Junior, Mikayla Alvarado, simply states she was content with the fact that, “We didn’t have to be at school anymore,” which many can thoroughly agree with her.
Senior, Barbara Pyles liked having Mr.Wertz as a teacher because, “He always knew how to lighten the mood with a funny joke every now and then.”
Sports definitely had an impact on the memories of our students, whether it be hanging out at the Cedar Bowl or playing in the dodgeball tournament.
Junior, ShanAnn Simmons, shared, “I enjoyed my time being a participant in the Powderpuff football game against the seniors — even though we were defeated.”
Many sports teams forged unforgettable friendships through bonding exercises, like the field hockey girls did, or laughing it up on the bus after a game.
In addition, A number of selected students who did not fully attend regular high school classes had the opportunity to create their own memories over at the CTC.
Junior, Rachel Rhoades, participated in the welding program and said, “Most of my memories were made there,” off of the LHS campus.
As you can see, many fond memories have been made this past school year.
Even if it didn’t go as planned for most people, all you can do now is make more memories to remember in the future.
