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Like many L.A. teens, 17-year-old Sheccid Vazquez spent the last year in pajamas. “During quarantine, I would wake up and stay in my pajamas until the end of school,” said the Ramona Convent Secondary School senior. “I wouldn’t change because teachers gave us the option not to turn our cameras on.” But with high school campuses reopening across L.A. County including all last week at the Los Angeles Unified School District teens are redefining back-to-school wardrobe, shedding their remote-learning loungewear and constricting before-times ensembles in favor of innovative and eye-catching new looks. “I definitely had a lot of time on my hands, so I went deeper into fashion,” Sheccid said. “I wanted to have a whole aesthetic for what I wear. For the return, I want to make the best of it.” ....
Print High school senior Isabell Diaz has a routine. She rolls out of bed half an hour before her 9 a.m. class at Los Angeles High School. On breaks, she steps away from the screen to eat breakfast or complete chores. She has learned how to navigate online assignments and virtual club meetings. “My initial thought wasn’t ‘oh my gosh, yay.’ It was ‘OK, are we sure about this? How is this going to work?’” the 17-year-old said. Then fear set in she saw how COVID-19 crept into her home in early December and knocked down her father and two sisters. When she realized she would take all her classes online while stuck in one classroom all day, she knew her answer: No. ....