By: Alex Roberts
Coronavirus and the shutdowns it caused has not affected me as severely as it has affected other people. However, I have still missed out on important times in my senior year. Because of the shutdown, I missed out on my senior baseball season, prom, and graduation. I don’t really care about the last two, but it would have been nice to have a last baseball season. Continue reading Coronavirus: An Over-reaction?
By: Miranda Mong
As a member of the Class of 2020, I have experienced this virus as a rude introduction into adulthood. With school closed and a traditional graduation impossible, my new senior year routine includes a messy sleep schedule and hours upon hours of Netflix binges. It seems like I have aged decades in just two months. Continue reading Navigating a New Senior Year
By: Payton Hefright
According to uclahealth.org’s animal assisted therapy research, humans interacting with animals can have a number of positive effects on the mind and body. These effects include: lowering anxiety and helping people relax, providing comfort, reducing loneliness, lowering blood pressure, and diminishing physical pain. Many people who own pets will probably tell you that these things are true. While I had heard people constantly talk about their love for their dog, I hadn’t owned one since I was about four years old. Getting another dog was, however, a subject my siblings and I pestered our parents about for years to come. Yet there never came the right time in our busy lives until a few weeks ago. Continue reading Welcoming a Four-Legged Therapist into your Life
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