Over the last two years, students in all school districts across the country have had to deal with many changes, often at a moment’s notice to continue to learn inside and outside classrooms.

Four Marshall High School seniors and high school principal Christy Jones stopped by KMMO Radio on Tuesday, February 15, to explain how they have handled the COVID-19 pandemic and the aftermath of a fire at the high school on November 17, 2021.

Offering their thoughts were Coy Smith, Courtney Halling, Jada Lance and Keeron Ward.

The students explained how they had to handle the changing times, especially at the beginning, when all of their activities were canceled, including a promising season on the baseball diamond, according to Smith.

Lance, a track and field athlete, echoed a lot of Smith said.

Academics also were affected. It was tough to continue to stay focused with remote learning, according to Halling.

Ward says he has had some struggles, too.

Everything went sort of smoothly for the high school students most of the first semester of this school year, and then the fire changed everything. With the majority of the high school unavailable to teachers and students, arrangements had to be made to conduct in-person classes at a few different locations for the better part of the last three months. But Jones says the hope is for high school students to be back in the building for in-person classes late next month.