Changed connections
March 13 marks one year since East Chapel Hill High School closed due to COVID-19. This week we’ll post columns from five students reflecting on the past year. This is …
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The longest snow day
March 13 marks one year since East Chapel Hill High School closed due to COVID-19. This week we’ll post columns from five students reflecting on the past year. This is …
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Local volunteers help make Orange County’s vaccinations possible
When Elizabeth Welsby, a resident of Chapel Hill, started working at a COVID-19 vaccination center, she was struck by the reactions of some of the patients. “We’ve seen people, particularly …
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Juniors open up about standardized testing during COVID
“There are more important things than the SAT and ACT, and we should always be taking care of ourselves,” said junior Ei Ei Ko. “These tests shouldn’t be something that …
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“No one’s anti-teacher”: The messy debate over in-person learning at CHCCS
“No one has eyes on our district’s children,” parent Amy Hird wrote to the Board of Education. “There is no situation with zero risk.” As virtual learning in the district …
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Attending East outside of Chapel Hill
“Staying up late is your body’s worst enemy.” This is what Xiaoyu “Coco” Zhou said to me in an email, while describing her daily schedule. Digital learning has been difficult …
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“This feels like it’s not high school”: Freshmen open up about virtual experience
From “High School Musical” to “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” all of the media that we’ve consumed throughout our lives has framed high school as a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Freshman year …
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“A huge disconnect”: Ending a semester online
“I was a straight A student,” senior Emma Roussin said. “And now, I just feel like I do not really care about missing classes anymore, when I would care so …
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Athletes Adapt to Recruiting in a Pandemic
Will Tyndall expected to spend this school year touring colleges to decide where to continue his basketball career next year. He just didn’t expect to be doing it over Zoom. …
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Ahead of board meeting, teachers express concerns about returning to school
“I’m dying to go back, I’m dying to see my students again, I love my job,” history teacher Stephanie Nally said. “But I can’t go back with a pandemic raging …
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