Corona Chronicle

Corona Chronicle 1-2 Feature Stories 3 Editorials 4 Spotlight 5 Seabury Misc. 6 Reviews 7 Photos of the Issue 8 Horoscopes Bishop Seabury Academy 8 April 2020 Vol. 15 Issue 8 By Irini By Lemonari Seabury adjusts to online learning By Matthew Petillo ing, Hill says, "It definitely has its ups and downs. The downs Participants of the Greece trip smile for a photo at the Great Theatre of Epidaurus. The In December 2019, COVID- include the inevitable technical students found a cat in the theatre who turned out to be particularly friendly and made an 19 entered mainstream media difficulties that we have already appearance in the group photo above. as a recent outbreak of a strain faced ourselves with, but we of a relatively obscure virus in should be able to . find our faraway Wuhan, China. Most way around those. When it people thought that it would comes to the ups, however, I not go beyond a local epidem- feel like it definitely balances ic, but it spread, and on March out. I have been able to get a lot 11th, the World Health Organi- more sleep, as well as focus on zation declared it a pandemic. learning at my own speed and As of April 4th, it has spread to take as much time as possible. 205 countries, including the Hill has also dealt with U.S. Significant action has the pros and cons of having Students flee Greece due to travel been taken to try and stop the siblings in the same Seabury spread of this infection. Still, distance learning program. ban analysts have recently predict- “When it comes to having three ed that it will be several other siblings,” says Hill, “I am months before we go back to both lucky and unlucky. Having By Marie Brockhoff normal. two other brothers in the same But in the meantime, grade definitely has its benefits, school must continue. Ever but more so now than ever. With the Herculean efforts lose something, she would since Headmaster Don Scha- Whenever a time comes that I of Headmaster Don Scha- “Cry. Have a mental break- lying to Greece on wang got back from the inter- feel I don't understand some- F wang, faculty members down, then pull [herself] national trip (see: Seabury's thing or I need some help, they March 8th, Seabury students Amy Meyers, Sonja Czar- together and go buy another Odyssey), he and the rest of the are always one call away. The were chasing a Mamma Mia necki, Michael Pulsinelli thing.” faculty have been putting to- only downside, I would say, is -esque adventure, or perhaps and countless others, all the Junior Paige Weigel- gether a plan for remote learn- that four people all on the same the places that inspired their students returned home by Helt was not concerned ing, which was launched last network at once could cause favorite Greek myths. All March 15th. going into the trip. “The week. For many, remote learn- problems, but we have yet to seemed well when they International travel worst has happened to me ing has been a huge adjust- see those. As mentioned before, landed in Athens after a long alone is enough to produce already; I’ve lost my phone ment. You can no longer walk school now will definitely be grueling day of traveling. anxiety, but when corona- on a trip to DC,” she said. “I into a teacher's office and ask a easier both because it is self- The trip began well virus chaos upended the try not to stress out if there’s question, see your friends, or paced and because the work- with two days of sightsee- jaunt overseas, students’ nothing I can do about it.” pet the orange cat that occa- load should be easier." ing, but the group had to flee strategies for solving prob- Still, this year’s trip added sionally wanders onto campus. Sophomore Riley Bird the country when President lems and remaining calm concerns about the corona- Everyone is now at home until has a similar outlook on virtual Trump banned flights from became increasingly cru- virus, which were only just the government lifts social learning: "It's definitely differ- Europe, as it was uncertain cial. entering the broader news distancing requirements and ent doing virtual school, and I at the time whether the ban “I’m so scared I’m stream at the time of depar- lets people out again. Reac- find it a little awkward, but it's extended to US citizens. In going to lose something, or ture. tions to this mess have varied, chill. I can't really tell if it's the scramble to get home, that I’m going to get sick, or Eighth grader David but students and faculty are easier or harder at this point, some students flew inde- I’m going to injure myself . Klimiuk was distinctly adapting. but I definitely like when I'm at pendently, stopping in Paris, . I brought my ankle brace worried about the corona- Take, for example, school physically rather than and a few flew straight to and my knee brace just in virus going into the trip. freshman Martin Hill. Hill is virtual school.” Kansas City, but most of the case,” said senior Addie Bay “I’m really scared the plane one of four siblings in the same Education is not the only students stayed in London at during the initial travel day house, all of whom attend the legendary Moxy hotel. to Greece. If Bay were to Continued on page 5 Seabury. About remote learn- Continued on page 2 “Stay at Home” er, Jonah, works upstairs in his bed- connection with everyone is destruc- current situation restricts the ability to Continued from page 1 room, and I work downstairs in the tive to my mental health. Communi- follow through with this approach, so sunroom, so we don't run into each cation with friends is mostly texting again coming up with online methods thing affected by Seabury's closure: other too often. Sometimes I can hear and classes, but now and again we'll to facilitate learning the same con- "It's definitely hard not seeing my his Zoom meetings from downstairs, facetime. It's really hard not seeing cepts but using things at home by friends," says Bird. "I'll text, call, but otherwise, it's not very hectic. In people on a daily basis because the oneself, and still try to make them and FaceTime my friends . I'll do addition, we both are part of the Stu- connections I have through school memorable for students is the biggest whatever I can do to talk to them.” dent Senate which we talk about out- are basically the only ones I have. challenge so far.” She certainly is not wasting the time side of meetings, which is very nice While I'm at home, I'm sleeping a Despite the strange circumstanc- not spent socializing or attending given we have such little time to lot more, playing plenty of computer es, it seems that people are adjusting school: “I've been taking my dogs discuss with the rest of the Senate games, laying outside on my ham- well. Distance learning is the new on longer walks, and I've been members. mock and eating way too much." normal and will be until the end of the spending more time with my mom As for the virtual workload, Kim Faculty member Don Meier is school year, at least. Hang on every- and all my siblings. I've also been has not struggled. “I think school is one of the teachers who has had to one! spending time with my dad getting easier,” she says, “because we can reorganize their curriculum because ready for turkey season. I'm pretty spend more time on longer assign- of this crisis. "Well, the commute is excited for that." ments rather than having to use forty- less for sure: just a few steps instead Seventh grader Josie Kim, two minutes toward a class we have of driving over from western who also has a sibling at home, says, little to no homework in.” Difficulty Olathe,” says Meier. “Seriously, it is "Virtual school for me is very laid accessing Schoology, however, has different in that it is requiring a back and flexible, yet still challeng- made some classes more difficult to think-outside-the-box mindset re- ing me to use my brain. I think our navigate. garding general assignments as well teachers and faculty have really set Senior AJ Mann is among the as labs and the safety in doing such us up for success in terms of always other members of the 2020 class things in an at-home context. I do having a schedule and not letting us whose senior year activities have been think the challenge is one of ap- slack off. Not only am I being chal- cut short because of the pandemic. On proaching each day as a chance to lenged mentally, but also physically. virtual learning, he says, “[it] basical- improve things and recognizing that Almost all of my teachers have told ly means that I get to take a lot of grace towards others is almost al- us to get outside and do something naps between work. School is both ways reciprocated. A number of the on a beautiful day. easier and harder at the same time. On activities associated with the time Like Hill, Kim has had a the one hand, more open time gives after Spring Break in both Physics similarly easy time navigating a me a chance to really do well on my and Physical Science involved being multi-student household: “My broth- homework, but not having a physical out of doors with classmates.

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