COVID-19: One year later

March 4 (2020): Concern over COVID-19 begins to rise, but Superintendent Arthur Unobskey labels school closure “unlikely,” and students are solely encouraged to wash their hands often and stay at home if they have flu-like symptoms. March 10: First Wayland parent tests positive, and Loker Elementary School and Wayland Middle School close on March 11 for cleaning. March 11: 8th grade DC trip and journalism Nash...

COVID-19's impact on the operation of WHS is clearly visible. Fully packed stands, unmasked faces and school dances seem like distant memories, but they were a reality a mere year ago.

Nicole Haghdoust (World Language) How has the department as a whole adapted to COVID-19? We have adapted to COVID-19 by making our curriculum accessible digitally. Each of us has made slideshows, so students who are remote can access the same tasks. What are some of the biggest changes to class curricula? I would say that the biggest change to curricula is the difference in speaking activities. We t...

Freshman Lily Mele, sophomore Prash Subbiah, junior Sophie Ellenbogen and seniors Sashwat Das and Nick Dresens detail the ways in which the past year has been different for them because of the COVID-19 pandemic.