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BY HAILEY LANGFORD
COVID CANCELS ACTIVITIES
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his year at North Royalton high school dances, student sections, and other fun activities are cancelled. With this pandemic going on, the principal and activity leaders are tr ying to give North Royalton students a great year despite the lack of social events. Mr. Osborne, the principal at Nor th Royalton High S chool, said some of the traditional events, like dances, are really hard to make happen this year. “Dances are one of the most dif ficult things for us to do at this time,” said Mr.Osborne. “I don’t see us having dances any time soon.” Students are having a difficult time coping with the loss. “I feel really sad about the dance being cancelled,” said ninth-grader Jelena
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Empty seats at the stadium is upsetting considering the overwhelming spirit at NRHS.
Milenkovich. Mr. Osborne and the activity advisors are tr ying to come up with not just safe, but fun activities for the students to engage in. “We’re going to look at things in a different way,” said Mr. Osborne. Recently Mr. Ciha and the class advisors held a virtual pep rally for students. Sports were also a challenge this year, especially getting fans into the stadium for football games. The Ohio High S chool Athletic Association put restrictions on how many people could be in attendance in the stadium. In order to have a ticket, people had to be an immediate family member of a participant, which included members of the football team, cheerleaders, and the marching band. Until the state changes that r ule,
