Dear Class of 2020,

It would be an understatement to say that senior year isn't going how we thought it would. We thought that the last months would be a mixture of nerves and excitement. As a high school senior, I feel like I have been robbed of my chance to say goodbye to the school I have attended for 13 years. It's a difficult thing to accept.

I know that our senior year will be overshadowed by the COVID-19 crisis, but I refuse to be called the "Coronavirus class". I refuse to let four years of hard work and accomplishments be reduced to one semester.

The coronavirus may have taken our last day of school, our competitions, our spring concerts, but the virus cannot take away our other accomplishments. The fact that we have lost our chance to compete in so many things makes our other victories that much sweeter.

Our graduations and proms will look different this year. The way I see it, we could be bitter about how things ended for us, or we could recognize how hard everyone has worked to make it special for us. Schools have worked so hard to figure out a way for us to have a graduation in person. It may not look like graduation in years past, but what class gets to have graduation in July?

The end of our high school experience doesn't have to be terrible. Call a friend, join a Google Hangout. Fight through the last months of school with the same adaptability that we will face life with. Cherish the time that you have left.

With lots of love,

Faith