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| Lyssi Faith Yekeh |
Social
distancing can be difficult, especially for young people. One Windham Middle
School seventh-grade student understands the importance of the safety measures
and wants to share her point of view with the community.
Lyssi
Faith Yekeh designed a poster to show kindness as well as to point out that
taking these steps now can help everyone have a fun summer. If everyone follows
social distancing guidelines, she said, things like summer camps, pools,
restaurants and other things people enjoy in their everyday lives can begin to
open. People would also be allowed to
visit family members, like those in nursing homes, she added.
Yekeh
said the hardest part of social distancing for her is not going to school or
seeing family and friends. “I like to have fun with everyone I care about,” she
said.
That
doesn’t mean she isn’t staying connected, however. “What's working is that I can do zoom
calls with my family, teachers, and my friends so we don't forget each other,”
she said.
Yekeh
has displayed her poster on Facebook and reached out to the Windham Eagle to
help her get her message out to the community. “I would like people to know
that we can do this if we all work together.” Staying the recommended 6 feet
away will help protect everyone, from babies to grandparents, she said.
“This
wasn’t a school project. I thought that I could put my voice out there to help
others know we are all in this together,” she said. “I hope people will read my
poster and understand the importance of the coronavirus and how social
distancing is important to keep us alive or safe.”
