Education

Amber Sandstrom, a senior at Fort Kent Community High School, discusses the day-to-day realities of finishing high school online amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Susie Strickland, a senior at Gardiner Area High School, discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the end of high school — and the final dance recital she didn’t get to have.

Emily Canavan, one of 17 seniors at Southern Aroostook Middle/High School, discusses how the coronavirus has shaped the end of high school for a small, tight-knit class in rural Maine.

Ian Dow, a senior at Winthrop High School, on how COVID-19 has shaped the end of high school and dashed his hopes for winning a state lacrosse championship.

Jenna Fecteau a senior at Bonny Eagle High School in Standish, discusses how the coronavirus has impacted her last months of high school ⁠— and could change her college plans.

Emily Piper a senior at Edward Little High School in Auburn, discusses how the coronavirus has impacted her last months of high school.

Jordyn Rubin, a senior at Lewiston High School and Certified Nursing Assistant at a local nursing home, discusses how the coronavirus has impacted the end of high school — and the patients she cares for daily.

Elizabeth Dufresne, a senior at Madawaska High School, discusses having a socially distanced prom in the coronavirus era.

Alyssa Finn, a senior at Gray-New Gloucester High School, where her father is the principal, discusses how the coronavirus has impacted her last months of high school — and her after-school job.

Anna LeBlanc, a senior at Edward Little High School, discusses finishing high school without the typical end-of-year rituals due to the coronavirus.