Schools switched to online as the entire United States issued a stay at home order on March 13. Quarantine gave students increased free time but restrained how it could be used due to the reduced access to stores, fear of contact with others, and panicked state of the community. Many students closely followed government guidelines regarding the virus, while others felt comfortable disregarding precautions such as social distancing. 

Alyssia Ho, junior

Are you personally strict regarding quarantine and COVID-19 precautions such as social distancing, masks, limited group sizes, etc.? 

“Yes, with the exception of visiting some family every Sunday. I wear a mask whenever I go out and I only ever go out to shop with my mom,” Ho said.

How did you spend your time in quarantine? 

“Mostly I’ve been trying to keep my leg healthy with stretches and light exercises to maintain that flexibility and hopefully avoid the dislocations from being as painful. I also draw a lot,” Ho said.

What are some positives that have come out of the pandemic for you personally?

“I guess it’s helped me return to drawing more often so that’s a plus,” Ho said.

What has been the most drastic change in your life/what required the most adaptation?

“The most adaptation required was learning to communicate more with friends from school through messages as I no longer see them but seeing as I never really left the house there has been little change,” Ho said. 

How do you handle communication with your friends and relatives? 

“Video calls and texts are my friends with it comes to communication, now more than ever,” Ho said.

Annika Christenson, senior

Are you personally strict regarding quarantine and COVID-19 precautions such as social distancing, masks, limited group sizes, etc.? 

“I wear my mask out and about and I make sure I’m 6 feet apart from everyone,” Christenson said.

How did you spend your time in quarantine? 

“I spend most of my time watching Tik Tok searching Instagram and watching Netflix,” Christenson said.

What are some positives that have come out of the pandemic for you personally?

“I really appreciate the fact that because of the pandemic colleges are not requiring SAT and ACT,” Christenson said.

What has been the most drastic change in your life/what required the most adaptation?

“I would say not being able to go out to eat or hang out with people as much,” Christenson said.

How do you handle communication with your friends and relatives? 

“I try to text my friends at least once a day,” Christenson said.

Mrunali Damuluri, senior

Are you personally strict regarding quarantine and COVID-19 precautions such as social distancing, masks, limited group sizes, etc.? 

“Yeah, I have been personally social distancing and wearing a mask and I’ve only hung out with friends that have been quarantined while six feet apart,” Damuluri said.

How did you spend your time in quarantine? 

“I’ve been working on college applications, watching a lot of Netflix, FaceTime friends, and doing puzzles,” Damuluri said.

What are some positives that have come out of the pandemic for you personally?

“I get at least eight hours of sleep every night,” Damuluri said.

What has been the most drastic change in your life/what required the most adaptation?

“Not having anything to do because before I would have school and swim and now I don’t have practice and can’t go to the gym. I am just at home,” Damuluri said.

How do you handle communication with your friends and relatives? 

“We text and we facetime a lot,” Damuluri said.