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Senior Madeline Cohen and junior Audrey Ghosh sit at their desks in French class. Of the 12 students in the class, only four could attend, with many students reportedly attending appointments or suffering from a mysterious ailment. However, Cohen suggested an alternative theory to explain the absences.  “Senior skip day is a fun tradition that's been going on for years; I also think that it's hard for some students to skip because of their schedules or because of when the skip day is, including today. To my classmates who were actually sick, I would tell them they were lucky they were gone, and hopefully, they didn't miss too much school work,” Cohen said.

A sudden surge in senior class absences

Serena Liu, News Editor November 2, 2022
This November, a hush falls over campus. Just days ago, classes were teeming with students dressed in Halloween costumes and exuding school spirit. Now, the same classes are silent and empty.
“My biggest achievement in sports was when my teammates and I placed second at a track and field invitational. I am on the JV team, and we ran the 4x400, which is a relay with four people, and we each ran 400 meters or one lap. I ran it with a group that our coach, Kristen Witt, put us in – Taylor Phillips, Celia Freed and Megan Cauley. I was proud of us when we placed second place with a time of 5:03.05. This was also a big moment for me because last year, I didn’t get a season with COVID. During my freshman year, I was hesitant about trying out for the team at first, and we didn’t get much of a season because of the pandemic. [That’s why] when someone asks for advice about starting track, I just tell them not worry about it because once they start going to the practices, they will see that it's not as scary as people make it out to be.”
– Betina Ivanova, 11

Betina Ivanova

Serpil Kucukkaya, CJ1 Writer May 19, 2022

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