By Mary O’KEEFE

It was back-to-school book pickup this week for Crescenta Valley High School students who observed COVID-19 requirements of social distancing and the wearing of face coverings.

“It’s going to be really weird,” said Christian Ovilla, an incoming sophomore, of how it will be to return to in-person class.

Ovilla and fellow sophomore Chowen Mingsuwan went to CVHS on Tuesday to pickup their books for first semester. The students entered the school from the far west door of the building where they got their photo taken for their identification cards and the yearbook. They were also able to sign up to purchase the 2020-21 yearbook.

“It’s weird and nostalgic to be back,” Mingsuwan added.

Ovilla said being at school and seeing everyone wearing masks is a little different but acknowledged that he is so used to everyone wearing masks that seeing people without them would be weird, too.

The students were happy to have some form of normalcy by picking up the books but added they are living in a type of limbo. They’ll start the school year with remote learning in the hopes of returning to school in the second semester; how that in-person classroom would look is still something that has yet to be determined.

  Mary Okeefe