Covid started in March of 2020 (when Tom Hanks got it.) You got most of your freshman year in. Why don't you drop out of school until the pandemic ends or the human race goes extinct? You'd feel pretty silly learning how to diagram sentences when everyone else is dead.

Many generations have had major events that shaped their lives. “Normalcy” has definite periods of interruptions. My Dad was about your age during WW2 - That had an impact that was not “normal”. His parents were shaped by the Great Depression. I’m dating myself, but my generation was impacted by the Vietnam War - drop out of school or have lower than a 2.0 GPA in college and it’s a draft ticket to Vietnam (sometimes one way)… A hundred years ago almost exactly the “Spanish Influenza” hit pretty much like COVID and the pandemic lasted about 2 years - But no vaccines, no medicines to help, and WW1 was ongoing. I definitely sympathize with your situation, but we are all dealt the hand we get. Life skill is knowing how to play the hand you are dealt.

I'd encourage you to be involved any way you can. life throws a lot of curveballs, and while things can't be "normal", we can still connect with our friends and people of our generation. You got this

That’s definitely hard, all children romanticize high school. While it’s never quite what most expect, you definitely got a shorter stick. Ignore the old assshats in the comments.

It does suck, but take solace in the fact that you're not alone, and your entire generation has been affected in the same way.