A few scenes from the past year.
Covid-19 – One Year Later – Students Reflect on Their Experiences During Covid
Abigail C. '21, Emily M. '22, Hailey C. '24, Samantha K. '24, Ally L. '24, Caitlyn F. '24, Emily H. '23, Anna D. '24, Meghan F. '21, Tiara N. '23, Mame N. '24, Ruth O. '24, Erin R. '21, Maddie T. '21, Sarah W. '22, and Gia Z. '24
On March 13th, 2020, Padua Academy received notice that school would be transitioning to a virtual schedule for two weeks. Two weeks turned to four and then eventually to the end of the school year. One year later, over 2.6 million people have died worldwide and virtually everyone has been impacted by the Coronavirus in some way. The Padua360 staff reflect on their experiences during the past year.
COVID Blog
COVID has grown to affect millions of people all over the world. Every life has been impacted in one way or another. Something that I believed would only last a few months has now stretched to over a year. With social distancing and quarantining I had a lot of free time. I wasn’t really in the rush to find a hobby, but just something to help pass the time. Some people like to spend tim...
A Whole Year Later and Nothing’s Changed
A whole year later, and this still doesn’t feel real. I question almost everyday if the pandemic is part of a dream or some alternate reality. How could we have let this happen? Why isn’t it over yet? A year ago this week, I had just finished “Ragtime” at Salesianum School Theater, I went to dance class, and I made plans to watch a movie with my friend. Little did I know that this was the l...
COVID: A Breakdown in Months
2020 started off with high hopes and promises of an unforgettable year. People lit up with excitement as they talked about the start of a new decade. Holidays such as Halloween and Fourth of July fell on Saturdays, and promises of extragevent parties floated around. Within the first few days of January I was immediately thrown into a busy and tiresome schedule. I would wake up at 6:30 AM to go to...
One Year and One Vaccine Later
A year in the life of COVID taught me not to take simple things for granted anymore. I've realized that before COVID I didn’t appreciate the small things such as hanging out with friends, going on vacation, and most importantly getting to see my Grandma. Since she is older and more at risk from the virus we haven't been able to spend time together like we used to. Because covid vaccines are finally available...
A Year in the Life of COVID-19
Through this year I have realized the importance of human connection, whether it be seeing others in person or just on Facetime. I hope to bring from this more appreciation that the COVID virus has only affected our schedule and lifestyle so far, and that all of our loved ones are safe and healthy. However, I have come to the conclusion that just wandering around inside of your house, when it is only ...
COVID-19 Blog
This past year has undoubtedly been a crazy combination of highs and lows. The last thing I expected waking up on March 13, 2020 was for the world to change for what feels like forever. Throughout the past year, I have learned a lot. Experiencing a global pandemic at the age of seventeen opens your eyes to things you've never had to do, never had to see, and never had to think. While COVID-...
March: the Month That Never Ended
Well, here we are once again: March. If someone had told me this time last year that I was about to enter a global pandemic that would last far longer than anyone had anticipated, I would have never believed them. The idea even sounds absurd to me now, and I am currently living through it! As I approach the one year anniversary of masks, social distancing, virtual learning, and the cancellation of so many...
One Year Spent at Home
At the beginning of quarantine, I thought that my school was going to have two weeks off since Salesianum School was closed. I did not notice that the pandemic would have a huge impact on everyone around the world and would continue to happen for two separate school years. The pandemic has left a positive and negative impact on my life. Being in quarantine has made me appreciate the time I have with...
Covid Blog
COVID-19 shut down all schools, unexpectedly leaving us to believe we would be back in two weeks or so- of course that wasn’t the case. On the last day of school I actually had a doctors appointment and had to miss school, so when I got home, all my friends were texting me that they got sent home and I was in complete shock. Quarantine was insane. I wasn’t productive at all. To pass time I mostly watche...
One-Year Reflection In Quarantine
Wow, what a year! On March 13, 2020, I walked out of Padua for the last normal day. I was elated. It was the first warm spring day in a while and I could hear the birds chirping. There seemed to be this electricity in the air as everyone buzzed about what we were going to do with their two weeks off. The day before March 13, the governor declared a state of emergency in Delaware, so we got out ...
2020: The Longest Week Ever
2020 felt like one extra long week. At the start of quarantine we were all excited for the change of pace, or a “break” from our busy lives for two weeks. Little did we know that that “break” is kind of still going. There were some positive aspects of quarantine. My family and I finally got to watch shows like “Schitts Creek”, “The Umbrella Academy”, “The Crown”, and much more. ...
A Year of Self Growth
It started like any other year. I was at my best friend’s house. We watched the ball drop like every other year and went outside and did sparklers. The first day of the New Year 2020 I said goodbye to my friend and went home. I wished my family a happy new year and retreated to my bedroom. I laid in my bed all day and thought, “Well this is boring.” Well little did I know. The last day o...
A Year in the (Quarantine) Life
March 13, 2020 was supposed to be a normal Friday. I never knew that it would be the day that a new normal would begin. At first, I was overjoyed. At that point, my mental health was bad and it was going to be nice doing school from home. My opinion changed. Fast. I would dread waking up to online classes. It may be weird, but I missed waking up at 6 in the morning. I missed getting annoyed by my family ...
A Year at a Glance, How Covid Changed My Life
As an 8th grader, approaching the end of the year, you are typically excited to start the next chapter of your life: going to high school, meeting new people, and participating in sports. But suddenly, there was a significant change. This unique, weird, and unknown disease called COVID-19 was taking over. “It’s not a big deal; you most likely won't have time off,” the teachers said. It ...
Covid Blog
Coronavirus has been an insane experience for everybody. At first, I had a hard time missing school, not seeing any friends, and not being allowed to be closer than six feet apart from someone. I had to find things to keep me occupied throughout the year, so here are a few things I’ve done during my covid experience. First, I began working out. Covid truly started to make me acknowledge the ne...
An Unexpected Senior Year
Four years ago, when I was just a little freshman, I would have never imagined the majority of my senior and junior years happening on a screen. Big milestones occur during these years that my classmates and I will never get to experience. Things like junior prom and possibly senior prom were taken from us, our graduation is going to look a lot different than we expected, and a lot of us were split up f...
The Year of Quarantine
I think my dad jinxed all of us after he played “It’s The End Of The World As We Know It” by R.E.M. while picking me up from school on Friday, March 13, 2020. Two weeks off from school? Great! I get to go to bed late, sleep in, watch Netflix, and just relax. Didn’t exactly plan for that to be my daily routine for the next 6 months. Going to the same school my entire life, you would think that I ...
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