![]() ![]() BACK TO SCHOOL | Read more about the return to school across the countryĪlong with doing well in her classes this year, Iqaluit Grade 11 student Katie Yu is also hoping for a full year of extracurriculars, spending time with friends, volunteering, devoting time to hobbies, plus getting her driver's licence and maybe even a part-time job."I think COVID needs to be taken a bit more seriously by everyone." When her family got COVID-19 this summer, Top said it opened her eyes to how differently the illness can affect members of the same household. For instance, the teens talked about having lunch outdoors, said fellow Grade 12 student Mavis Top, "just 'cause it's the time where you do have to take your masks off." Though she and her friends hadn't planned it, they all arrived wearing masks and aim to stay cautious in the absence of earlier pandemic protocols. I'm definitely glad we're back to kind of a normal schedule," said the 17-year-old. "We had quad-mesters for a while and then we had two classes a week and that kept switching. (CBC)Ĭharlotte Tremblay was nervous about the first day of Grade 12 on Tuesday morning because "a lot of the future hinges on how well we do this year." Still, the Ottawa student was happy to reunite with friends and about the prospect of a "normal" term after the confusing experience with condensed pandemic schedules. Ottawa Grade 12 students, from left, Mavis Top, Charlotte Tremblay and Yingting Ou gather with their friend Nichole Le, facing away from camera, are shown on the first day of school on Tuesday. ![]()
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