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This year Ukiah High School has fully moved to distance learning because of increasing risks of COVID-19 in Ukiah and Mendocino County. While this learning from home decreases student's and faculty’s chance of coming into contact with COVID-19, an entirely new set of challenges comes along with online school.

UHS News reached out to these Tik Tokers about the potential the platform they have gained a significant following on could shut down. Diaz said, “Tik Tok is a way for me to have fun, and although I am extremely thankful for all my followers, my follower count isn’t my biggest concern.

UHS News collaborated with Ukiah businesses including Schat's Bakery, Little Brown Bear, Comfort Air Heating and Cooling, and Stars Restaurant hoping to understand how the pandemic has affected their business, what differences they had to make to reopen, and lastly, how much does social distancing, wearing masks, and keeping a clean and safe working environment affect business and employees.

Keplinger said the only concern holding her back from going to college, “ is the fear of everything that is going on and not being close to home.” Ultimately, she said that “if the option is there, I Would much rather do it in person rather than online!"

Throughout his years at Ukiah High, Dunkin says that Ms. O'Neill and Mr. Fragoza helped train and inspired him to become a firefighter. He got his basic fire training at Mendocino College, and now works for Cal Fire, the state of California’s fire fighting agency.