Match High School’s Class of 2024 graduate, Josiah Harrell, shares his story with the Dorchester Reporter about starting high school during the pandemic and overcoming a lot of challenges to get where he is today.
Reflecting on my high school experience, resilience seems to be the defining factor in how I and my fellow members of the class of 2024 navigated the dark and uncertain years of the Covid-19 pandemic.
I grew up without a father, so my grandfather was one of the most influential figures in my life. As I got older, my role started to transition to that of caregiver for him. In the early days of the pandemic, we were inseparable, but on May 10, 2020, my life was forever changed when he passed away. I still vividly recall running downstairs and seeing him collapsed in the bathroom.
Click here to read Josiah’s full story that was published in the Dorchester Reporter on June 26, 2024.
