With the rise of COVID-19, precautions have been taken to prevent the spread of the disease. Wearing a mask and maintaining a six foot distance from others have become prerequisites to enter many businesses along with schools.

Some teachers don’t mind having to wear a mask or social distancing while in school. It just gets to be a challenge of not having all of the students in the classroom at once because of the safety precautions.

Mr. Sterner says, “Not so much the mask and social distancing but the technology and having to wipe down desk,” he follows up with, “I’ve always considered myself a hardworking teacher and I’ve never had to work this hard to get through the school day, it’s a lot of work like all the things with technology we have to deal with and always wiping down the desks. My wife has used the analogy: we feel like hamsters on a hamster wheel, sometimes I feel like I’m workin, workin, workin but I’m getting nowhere.”

“My day has gotten a little more active because I’m essentially teaching two groups at the same time while also preparing for students who aren’t watching live… It’s gone from teaching a lesson, posting a lesson, answering the emails, which I am more than happy to do obviously, that sorta changed the routine I’ve had for a long time,” said Mrs. Watt.

Two months after the start of self quarantine, businesses started opening back up. For the most part, they all stayed up with the requirements of wearing a mask and social distancing, which some students have accepted as a necessary precaution.

Junior Crystal Mease said, “It may be inconvenient, but this will only last for a small portion of our entire lives. Going out of our way for a year or two will kill far less than living normally.”

Senior Lily McDonald had a similar opinion on the matter. She said,“I’m very happy that they are back up and running but I’m also happy they are taking the mask and social distancing into consideration.”