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When your first block kiddos are all sitting there like 🤭 staring at Stephen Landry because they think he looks like Chris Pratt you know it’s #WackyWednesday #AHSCHAT #thisis9thgrade

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A standout singer, King Bethel is used to being noticed for his voice. Starting the year at Detroit School of Arts amid COVID, he worried if he would shine from behind a computer screen.

Now, he knows just how powerful his voice really is. #ThisIs9thGrade ckbe.at/2W4WmM4

Seven months into remote learning, Jalan Clemmons feels like most of his recent education has come from Google searches.

It wasn’t supposed to be this way. #ThisIs9thGrade
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Homecoming. When did she get so big? #thisis9thgrade #homecoming Bradford Prep School

Meet Jalan, who like millions of students across America is starting high school under extraordinary circumstances. Laura Kebede-Twumasi tells his story with great care and skill. #ThisIs9thGrade #edchat #education #RemoteLearning #tellewa #EducationNews ⁠ #BackToSchool2020

Latest installment of #ThisIs9thGrade with 15yo Jalan Clemmons in Memphis. I wanted to know if virtual school had changed much for him since classrooms reopened in March. Jalan said he’s learned more from Google searches than teachers lately. tn.chalkbeat.org/2021/4/16/2236…

A fight almost broke out in class today because one boy messed up the “tattoo” the other was getting. #thisis9thgrade #nobathstonight #hewaslivid

The stories are dark. The art is beautiful. The clear-cut messages are a respite from 2020’s uncertainty. Demaya Holman knew her high school — in a part of the city hit hard by the pandemic and gun violence — needed an anime club. #ThisIs9thGrade #EdChat bit.ly/2UXDB9t

The stories are dark. The art is beautiful. The clear-cut messages are a respite from 2020’s uncertainty. Demaya Holman knew her high school — in a part of the city hit hard by the pandemic and gun violence — needed an anime club. #ThisIs9thGrade #EdChat bit.ly/2UXDB9t

Jalan wants to be a choreographer. I said it’ll be really cool when he’s famous and we can say, “hey, I knew him when he was 14 and starting high school during a pandemic!”

Also I severely dated myself by bringing up “Center Stage” 😅 #ThisIs9thGrade

The stories are dark. The art is beautiful. The clear-cut messages are a respite from 2020’s uncertainty. Demaya Holman knew her high school — in a part of the city hit hard by the pandemic and gun violence — needed an anime club. #ThisIs9thGrade #EdChat bit.ly/2UXDB9t

The stories are dark. The art is beautiful. The clear-cut messages are a respite from 2020’s uncertainty. Demaya Holman knew her high school — in a part of the city hit hard by the pandemic and gun violence — needed an anime club. #ThisIs9thGrade #EdChat bit.ly/2UXDB9t

The stories are dark. The art is beautiful. The clear-cut messages are a respite from 2020’s uncertainty. Demaya Holman knew her high school — in a part of the city hit hard by the pandemic and gun violence — needed an anime club. #ThisIs9thGrade #EdChat bit.ly/2UXDB9t

The stories are dark. The art is beautiful. The clear-cut messages are a respite from 2020’s uncertainty. Demaya Holman knew her high school — in a part of the city hit hard by the pandemic and gun violence — needed an anime club. #ThisIs9thGrade #EdChat bit.ly/2UXDB9t

This is the latest installment in our year-long project zeroing in on the experiences of ninth-graders across the country as they navigate the all-important transition to high school amid massive coronavirus disruption. #ThisIs9thGrade

We've been following along with Jalan and other freshmen this year while they started high school during a pandemic. Ready to read more? Find stories by searching the #ThisIs9thGrade hashtag for the latest updates or visit the link below. ⬇️ chalkbeat.org/freshman-year-…