As the school year comes to an end, CATS students reflect on a full year of distance learning and what they hope to see from our return to campus in the fall.
Category: COVID-19
By Jesse L. Schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District will finally began reopening the week of April 12 after closing for about a year due to the pandemic. CATS welcomed back students on Tuesday, April 27. 148 CATS students are coming back. The United Teachers Los Angeles members had agreed on a hybrid teaching system for a safer experience. They agreed to 3 essential terms, the school staff will have access to vaccinations, students will only continue to return as long as the Los Angeles County remains at a lower count of COVID 19,
It was maybe the unluckiest of all Friday the 13s. On March 13, 2020, LAUSD announced that school campuses would shut down and learning would move online for two weeks to help stop the spread of COVID-19. It was longer than two weeks. One year later, students discuss their experiences during the pandemic and their concerns about a nearing return to campus.
I interviewed a current Senior at CATS. She plans to graduate and continue her education in college. She plans to go to the medical field and become a surgeon. Her studies are very important to her and in her free time, she likes to read different varieties of books or play video games.
By Stephanie M. Submitted to Mr. Dinh’s English 9 Honors class as part of the Advocacy Essays 2021 Unit. The current COVID-19 Pandemic has affected so many people mentally, economically, physically and emotionally. It has caused many people to feel anxious or stressed about what might happen tomorrow. According to a report titled, “Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia: New Study Reveals COVID-19 is Having an Impact on Americans’ Mental Health,” 70% of Americans are distressed over physical health, 90% are concerned over the economy and 72% are worried about the ability to purchase their necessities. All these concerns
By Rodrigo M. Submitted to Mr. Dinh’s English 9 Honors class as part of the Advocacy Essays 2021 Unit. There are many issues that have resulted from Covid-19. Covid-19 is a virus that originated in Wuhan, China. According to the FDA, the first case was reported on December 31st, 2019. Since then, the virus has become widespread, causing a pandemic. Communities have been impacted by the new norm, which includes social distancing and schools being closed. These new norms are deteriorating lives. An article by The Lancet expresses, “Some of the strategies to respond to COVID-19…are
Lesly Gomez is a current Freshman attending Cal State Dominguez Hills during the pandemic. She goes to school while working and taking care of her family so she is someone who would have been affected drastically due to the circumstances. I asked her five questions about her experiences learning online:
Ms. Tello has the duty to make sure each student is attending their classes and isn’t truant. She knows with distant learning, there has been significant change with student attendance for online classes. Here are five questions that I asked her.
As the year is coming to a close, many of us are excited that our favorite holidays are near, such as Thanksgiving and Christmas.This is usually the time of year where people go and visit their families and gather their friends together to celebrate these festive times all together. The only problem that is getting in the way is the pandemic which doesn’t allow us to get together and have a good time! What if there was a way to still celebrate with our loved ones AND stay safe with social distancing? Here are 5 ways to celebrate these upcoming holidays while social distancing.