Once again, California high school seniors are facing a year of uncertainty. They don’t know if they will be able to go to their prom or attend their graduation. Those planning to go away to college next fall now wonder if they will be able to live on campus or whether they will be staying home and doing more distance learning.
Camila Cruzado, 17, and her tight-knit group of friends had high hopes for their senior year before the pandemic forced the closure of Pinole Valley High in the San Francisco East Bay and other California schools. Since they were small children they had imagined it would be like “High School Musical,” Cruzado said.
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