Corso plans to finish senior year strong despite school being closed

While her senior year was cut short, senior Carly Corso to be important. She finds social distancing to be crucial to help end the spread of the Coronavirus. 

“I think it’s a serious issue that is clearly affecting our world at large. I understand why our country is taking these necessary measures to stop it from spreading. Social distancing is definitely not enjoyable, but it’s the only ways to stop the Coronavirus from spreading right now,” Corso said.

 Corso was broken that her senior year ended early. 

“I am broken-hearted that my senior has come to such an abrupt close. We seniors had our last day of high school over a week ago and did not even know it. It honestly feels surreal,” Corso said.

 Corso will miss her senior year and all the activities she was not able to do. She was involved in programs like HHS Dance and the HHS Blue Streak Band.

“There are so many things I am going to miss from senior year: graduation, prom, senior prank, College decision day, senior wills, end-of-the-year concerts and dance performances are some of the many things that I will miss the opportunity of doing,” Corso said. “I am proud of all the extracular activities I was able to complete and all the hard work I put into these past four academic years.”

Despite HHS being closed, Corso has a message to the Class of 2020. 

“Class of 2020, I’m sorry. I know that this all sucks. None of us expected our last day of high school to end so abruptly. It’s okay to feel sad, overwhelmed, worried and confused by all of this. We deserve to have all our senior privileges and events. Hopefully, once this virus is gone, we can get together and finally celebrate our accomplishments in-person,” Corso said. 

 One of the important accomplishments that Corso believes should be celebrated is the graduation ceremony for the Class of 2020. 

“I think the class of 2020 should be given a graduation ceremony even if it is postponed to a later date. We have all worked hard and deserve to walk across that stage,” Corso said. 

While there being no word on graduation, that isn’t holding Corso back. She is still intending to finish her courses strong and graduate so she can attend James Madison University in the fall. In addition to her senior year ending, Corso’s family trip over the summer to Europe is also not happening. Even through all of this, Corso wants to leave a message to the underclassmen.  

“Learn from this and do not take anything for granted,” Corso said .