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Good, But Overwhelming: A Phoenix High School Sophomore On First Few Weeks At School

Elijah Alvarez
Laura Gill
Elijah Alvarez

This past spring, The Show spoke with Elijah Alvarez.

At the time, he was a freshman at Bioscience High School in the Phoenix Union High School district.

He shared with us his experience of spending his first year of high school learning remotely during the pandemic.

Now, after an entire year at home, Elijah is back in the classroom for his sophomore year.

The Show spoke with him recently and asked what it’s like actually being in school with his classmates and teachers.

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.