COVID-19 pandemic.But a graduation song that was written by high school student Emma Hamel, of Berrien Springs, Michigan, is striking a chord with Canadian students who are missing out on traditional graduation celebrations.
The 17-year-old told Global News she wrote a song for the class of 2020 (standing by my side) for her classmates who felt like they were missing out on traditional celebrations due to COVID-19.“I kind of needed a way to process everything that I was feeling,” said Hamel, whose mother was born in Canada.Hamel’s lyrics hit home with graduates across the globe.The video posted to YouTube now has more than 100,000 hits, most of which have been in Canada, she said.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest.