Mourning the Loss of
YOUR SENIOR YEAR by Macayla Craymer, Grand haven High School
Sudden, doesn’t even begin to describe the unexpected punch to the face every senior felt when told school would shut down. I was dumbfounded. I didn’t understand how rumors and whispers about a virus miles away could cause a huge impact so close to home. For weeks it was nothing more than a joke, hoping to have some time off of school. I was hopeful at the start, or maybe naive that after the three-week lockdown and spring break, I would be back, carrying out the rest of my senior year typically, besides the few hiccups. Boy, I am wrong.
My optimism at the beginning was stacked up, like, Jenga blocks, and with each cancellation and postponement, a brick was taken until my precious senior year came crashing down. I was utterly devastated. After years of overcoming required classes, exams, a fifteen-page paper, time writings, AP classes; every senior and I are entitled to those last few, but blissful months to reflect and reward ourselves on our achievements. Just like every senior before us.
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SENIOR ELITE MAGAZINE | VOL 6
