Reflecting on Fall 2020: How to Recover from One of the Hardest Semesters
Written by Kristin Bausch and Melissa Hernandez de la Cruz
In and of itself, a semester is tiring and stressful. When the fall 2020 semester began, we all knew we would encounter many differences from previous semesters. From reopening uncertainties and asynchronous classes, fall 2020 started on the brink of chaos that only those with the mental stamina could survive. College students traditionally struggle with midterms and finals, but after a semester that felt like an extended hell of finals season, plenty of students felt the effects of
an inevitable burnout. Like soldiers returning from a gruesome war, tiresome and lethargic college students traveled home for the holidays. With the fall semester behind us and a month of break ahead, there’s no better time to focus on recovery. Although the COVID-19 pandemic is unfortunately ongoing, there are simple things you can do for yourself and your mental heal
EC FFA Parli Pro Teams 2nd
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East Clinton’s Parli Pro Parliamentary Procedure teams prepared for multiple contests October through early December.
There is both a Novice team and an Advanced Parli Pro team. The teams both competed on Dec. 1 for the subdistrict contest, and both placed second and moved on to districts.
At districts, again both teams placed second.
Unfortunately, due to Covid-19, only the first-place teams were able to move on.
The Novice consisted of Dylan Arnold, Hayden Bieting, Molly Seabaugh, Anna Lopez, Madison Frazier, Kale Boeckman, Kaylyn Mason, and Liz Schiff.
The Advanced team consisted of Maggie Matthews, Lydia Kessler, Holly Bernard, Carter Carey, Katie Carey, Carah Anteck, and Myah Anteck.