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Luke Whitehouse
Professor Delahanty
Springfield College seminar
How Covid-19 affected me.
Covid-19 was very impactful in a negative way during the spring. First off it ruined my
winter because I was forced to workout in my basement with body weight exercises and that
took a toll on me. Another reason was in school when we shut down I never thought that would
be the end of my high school tenure. I was very sad when it set in that it really was the end. I
wasn’t able to experience my senior prom, senior trip, aloha day or graduation. These are all
things that i was looking forward to and it really tore me apart. Next was baseball. Our team was
planning on defending our state championship and western mass championship. And I was
planning on cherishing my last moments on the diamond. Well none of that happened. Our
season was cancelled and I would never get to play for our team again. We were such a close
group and to play our last games together without knowing the previous year was a tough pill to
swallow. This summer i had to pick up new hobbies fishing and hiking and it really got me to go
out of my comfort zone which was cool. And finally, one that probably covid had affected
everyone in a way - mental health. The isolation combined with heartbreak almost broke me ina
way.
How covid affected my life
Luke Whitehouse
school
In school I couldn’t experience prom, the
final pep rally and graduation. This was
one of the worst things that could have
happened. Every memory that your
supposed to cherish during your senior
year, i couldn’t get to.
sports
Baseball is my favorite sport
and unfortunately i could not
play my senior year and get the
chance to repeat as a state
champion. The “one last ride”
wasn’t cherishable because i
didn't even know that my junior
year was that.
The GYM
Working out is a huge part of my
life - it's basically my passion. To
have all the gyms shutdown was
really really hard to deal with. I
couldn’t lift and i had to get
creative. This effected me as i
wasn’t in the shape that i wanted to
be in.
My summer
I had to develop different
hobbies that were more socially
distant and could be done
alone. I tried hiking, fishing, and
video games. This was really
hard and pushed me out of my
comfort zone.
My mental health
During covid-19 i had recently
been involved in a breakup and
mentally i was all over the place.
When qurentine was in effect, i felt
lonely and isolated because i
couldn’t hangout with people and
do things to get my mind off her. I
always smiled around my parents
and acted like i was okay and i
ended up being fine, but it did
affect me.
Professor Delahanty
Springfield College seminar
How Covid-19 affected me.
Covid-19 was very impactful in a negative way during the spring. First off it ruined my
winter because I was forced to workout in my basement with body weight exercises and that
took a toll on me. Another reason was in school when we shut down I never thought that would
be the end of my high school tenure. I was very sad when it set in that it really was the end. I
wasn’t able to experience my senior prom, senior trip, aloha day or graduation. These are all
things that i was looking forward to and it really tore me apart. Next was baseball. Our team was
planning on defending our state championship and western mass championship. And I was
planning on cherishing my last moments on the diamond. Well none of that happened. Our
season was cancelled and I would never get to play for our team again. We were such a close
group and to play our last games together without knowing the previous year was a tough pill to
swallow. This summer i had to pick up new hobbies fishing and hiking and it really got me to go
out of my comfort zone which was cool. And finally, one that probably covid had affected
everyone in a way - mental health. The isolation combined with heartbreak almost broke me ina
way.
How covid affected my life
Luke Whitehouse
school
In school I couldn’t experience prom, the
final pep rally and graduation. This was
one of the worst things that could have
happened. Every memory that your
supposed to cherish during your senior
year, i couldn’t get to.
sports
Baseball is my favorite sport
and unfortunately i could not
play my senior year and get the
chance to repeat as a state
champion. The “one last ride”
wasn’t cherishable because i
didn't even know that my junior
year was that.
The GYM
Working out is a huge part of my
life - it's basically my passion. To
have all the gyms shutdown was
really really hard to deal with. I
couldn’t lift and i had to get
creative. This effected me as i
wasn’t in the shape that i wanted to
be in.
My summer
I had to develop different
hobbies that were more socially
distant and could be done
alone. I tried hiking, fishing, and
video games. This was really
hard and pushed me out of my
comfort zone.
My mental health
During covid-19 i had recently
been involved in a breakup and
mentally i was all over the place.
When qurentine was in effect, i felt
lonely and isolated because i
couldn’t hangout with people and
do things to get my mind off her. I
always smiled around my parents
and acted like i was okay and i
ended up being fine, but it did
affect me.