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Collected Item: “A Socially Distant Graduation”

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A Socially Distant Graduation

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Photo from Timberlane Regional High School's Class of 2020 Graduation found on the school's Facebook page

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

As I sat in my cap and gown, I thought back to my last actual school day. I had spent the day stressing about a statistics test, instead of enjoying time with my friends or thanking my teachers.
When the announcement came that we would not return to school, I wished I could redo that day.
Yet, I quickly realized that that day, like so many that followed, was a reminder not to take anything for granted and remember what is important. So as I sat with my classmates, I was not sad about the celebrations or goodbyes I missed; I was simply grateful.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

#Classof2020

Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.

https://www.facebook.com/TimberlaneHS/

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Timberlane Regional High School

Give this story a date.

2020-07-18
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