High school senior shares how she's weathering setbacks

High school senior shares how she's weathering setbacks

I'M MATT SIZEMORE...AS SCHOOLSACROSS THECOUNTRY CONTINUETO ADAPT TOCHANGES MADE AS ARESULT OF THECOVID-19 OUTBREAK,SOME SCHOOLS AREFINDING THEMSELVESCANCELLING ORPOSTPONINGMILESTONE EVENTS.FRANKIE KATAFIASJOINS US LIVE WITHMOREMATT, COVID-19 HASBEEN FULL OFUNCERTAINTY.

SOMEPEOPLE ARE FEELINGDEPRIVED OR EVENROBBED OF CERTAINEXPERIENCES AS ARESULT.

THISMORNING WE'REHEARING FROM HIGHSCHOOL SENIOR ANDMISS IDAHO TEENUSA SABRINA RIPLEYWHO TELLS US ALITTLE ABOUT WHATSHE'LL BE MISSING ASRESULT OF THECOVID-19OUTBREAK."WELL, PROM GOTCANCELED.

SADLY.

IWAS REALLY EXCITEDABOUT THATBECAUSE I GOTASKED THE DAYBEFORE IT GOTCANCELED."THERE ARE TWOMILESTONEMOMENTS FOR MOSTHIGH SCHOOLSENIORS, PROM ANDGRADUATION.CENTENNIAL HIGHSCHOOL RECENTLYCANCELLED THEIRPROM.

AS FORGRADUATION?

THAT'SSTILL UNKNOWN"I THINK THEY'RESTILL PLANNING ONAT LEAST DOINGSOMETHING FOR USSENIORS, BUT THAT'SKINDA UP IN THE AIRAS FAR AS WHATWE'RE GOING TO DO."FOR SABRINA RIPLEYA SENIOR ATCENTENNIAL HIGHSCHOOL ANDCURRENT MISS IDAHOTEEN USA SHE'SDOING HER BEST TOLOOK AT THE BRIGHTSIDE"OBVIOUSLY, SENIORYEAR IS SOMETHINGYOU LOOK FORWARDTOO, BUT IT'S OKAY."WITH A FATHER WHOHAS CANCER, AND AMOTHER WHOWORKS AS A NURSE,UNLIKE MOST 18-YEAR-OLDS SHEUNDERSTANDSCANCELLING PROM,AND POSSIBLYGRADUATION IS FORTHE GREATER GOOD"I'M TRYING TO BEPATIENT AND NOTREALLY THINK ABOUTMYSELF IN THISSITUATION, BUTTHINKING ABOUTEVERYONE ELSE"SABRINA URGES HERPEERS AND THECOMMUNITY TOAPPRECIATE THELITTLE THINGS"JUST FOCUSING ONTHE THINGS YOU AREABLE TO DO."STUDENTS WITHINWEST ADA SCHOOLDISTRICT ARESCHEDULED TOSTART ONLINELEARNING ON APRIL13TH.

ACCORDING TOTHE SCHOOLDISTRICT, SENIORSWHO WERE ONTRACK TO GRADUATEBEFORE THEOUTBREAK ARE STILLABLE TO GRADUATEON TIME.