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“The virus makes me feel trapped.”  --11th grade student

 

“It feels like a long, drawn out weekend, edged with a sharp sense of caution.”  --11th grade student

 

“Another day of doing nothing.  At least at school, there is a constant shift of nothing; there’s movement to the monotony. Here, it’s stagnant, without movement.” --11th grade student

 

“I feel like my mind will melt out of my eyes.” --11th grade student

 

“People my age are in a state of near shell-shock at having everything that makes up the substance of their lives cancelled, or postponed until further notice.” --11th grade student

 

“It’s perhaps even more jarring to see adults equally rattled.” --11th grade student

 

“The state I’m in right now feels a little bit like an insane asylum. I need to have my mind kept active, constantly, and I didn’t realize quite how much all my activities accomplish that for me.” --11th grade student

 

 

“I don’t think any of my teachers realize quite how heavy our workloads are. It’s really putting more stress on this already-stressful change of pace.” --11th grade student

 

“Everything has been canceled or suspended. This is what has affected me the most.” --11th grade student

 

“With each announcement of the effects of this virus, the widespread effects of the coronavirus becomes more and more evident. This pandemic will be one for the history books and it is strange to think that I am witnessing its disastrous consequences for myself.” --11th grade student

 

“I barely had any time to process what is actually going on and all of the changes that are happening before being swamped by homework and classes.” --11th grade student

 

“I am finding myself unable to focus or get any quiet. With my house being so crowded and hectic, I am struggling to get work done and, last night, I resorted to working in my car for a few hours just to get some quiet so I could focus.” --11th grade student

 

“Our neighbors came over for dinner last night and I do not think I can handle anymore talk about the uncertainty of the future.” --11th grade student

 

“People are going crazy. Everyone is scared. I am scared. I am sad --11th grade student

 

“As of right now online school is not so bad. I feel like I have a lot more time on my hands. In between breaks of school work I’ve been able to go on hikes, play my violin and go biking. It's cool to be able to do these things that I've never had time to do on a normal school day. So far I am enjoying the opportunity of completing my assignments in peace at home.” --11th grade student

 

 

“Quarantine is going to drive me insane. I feel like I’m going physco, being physically stuck in the same place all day. I never thought I would say this, but I just want to go back to school.” --11th grade student

 

“Another thing is I feel so fat. I haven’t done any physical activity because we usually do that at school.” --11th grade student

 

“My parents will only let me eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They don’t want me having snacks because they want us to save our food for as long as we can. That is literally impossible because both of my older brothers are back and living with us and all they do is eat.” --11th grade student

 

“There is just so much confusion and unknowing. The unknown is really scary. I wish I could say I wasn’t scared. I wish I could say that somewhere deep in my soul I know that we’re all going to be okay. I wish that I thought it would hurt for a little and then everything would fix itself in time. But in reality I feel like I’m grasping at straws. I feel like everything inside of me is just starting to break. I’m ripping at the seams of my soul and I will rip and tear until there is noting left. I am too dramatic for my own good. I know that, but I cannot stop it.” --11th grade student

 

“Staying happy is hard. Crying has now come back as a regular evening event for me.” --11th grade student

 

“I went to Huntington Beach and just sat on the sand for 30 minutes just watching the tide come in and go back and in and out and in and out. I felt at peace there. I had my phone with me, but I did not look at it. Like Beth said in “Little Women,” “it’s like the tide coming in. It comes in and it can’t be stopped.” It is like death that she compares it to. But it can also be this virus. It comes in fast, can’t be stopped, and slowly goes away.” --11th grade student

 

“It's Wednesday March 18, I am completely locked in my house, I can't hang with anybody, I strongly dislike online school, and I am just now finding out after watching the state of the state address by governor Newsom , that schools may not even re-open until after summer.” --11th grade student

 

“The first time I had ever heard about the coronavirus was on TikTok, where people were making jokes about it.” --11th grade student

 

“Already, I’m on my third weekday of being (to a degree) stuck at home. I don’t hate it, actually; as much as I wish I could be out in public with friends and such, being away from school and sports has been a surprisingly nice change of pace. I enjoy being able to get work done on my own time, because it’s forcing me to stop procrastinating.” --11th grade student

 

“I had fun at the park with my family as we got to have some good bonding time that we would normally not have been able to have due to our busy schedules.” --11th grade student