As a high school student living in Mount Prospect or neighboring suburbs, what are your memories of living through the Pandemic years, 2020 to present? Examples: How has it changed you? What surprised you upon your reflection of this time in your life and why? What did you learn? How was your school life changed? How was your social life different? How did it affect your family? What is your fondest memory or memories? If you are homeschooled, what additional challenges did you face for school life? Please share “your unique story” with us and the students of the future!

Your unique impressions and thoughts will show future residents of Mount Prospect and other suburbs, how your generation felt and what you have experienced during this unique time in history. 

Please share photos, videos, essays, impressions, drawings, handwritten notes, journal entries, poems, articles etc.  Any COVID-19 Pandemic related topic is welcome. Submission information for middle and high school students refer to Instructions for Submitting Material (CLICK HERE)

You may also like to post short responses by visiting our Pandemic Reflections PADLET project. 

We welcome any organization or informal group to participate in this project with their youth members.

Younger students:
For the younger students (kindergarten through middle school), we have an activity to complete which captures the memories of this historic time in our Village. We want a record of the thoughts and anecdotal adventures from resident children.

Please download and print a copy of the activity sheet. Click here to download.  Please only put child’s first name (optional) and age on the paper. 

Please submit by emailing a digital copy of your child’s activity sheet to the Society, at pan2020@mtphist.org or by mail (101 S. Maple Street, Mount Prospect IL 60056). By submitting a copy of this project, you agree it may be displayed publicly by the Society and placed in the Pandemic Moments archive.