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School's Out: Kingsley High senior thought softball season might help community heal

Lark Jankewicz
Lark Jankewicz was one of the region's top softball players, but her last season was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Schools across the state are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, meaning high school seniors like Lark Jankewicz had their final year cut short.

As part of IPR's series School’s Out, hear how Jankewicz wanted her softball season to be the final chapter of a tragic time.

 
School's Out is a series from Interlochen Public Radio where you'll hear from high schoolers who have had their worlds upended by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Max came to IPR in 2017 as an environmental intern. In 2018, he returned to the station as a reporter and quickly took on leadership roles as Interim News Director and eventually Assignment Editor. Before joining IPR, Max worked as a news director and reporter at Michigan State University's student radio station WDBM. In 2018, he reported on a Title IX dispute with MSU in his story "Prompt, Thorough and Impartial." His work has also been heard on Michigan Radio, WDBM and WKAR in East Lansing and NPR.