Case High is celebrating the end of the COVID mask mandate in style. Check out their video
SWANSEA — Joseph Case High School Principal Brian McCann could see hundreds of smiling faces on Monday morning, and he’s made a video to inspire them.
The school is one of many across Massachusetts that will rescind its mandatory-masks rule on Monday, following guidance from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The mask mandate, meant to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, has been in place since the start of the pandemic nearly two years ago.
To mark the occasion, McCann and a crew of singers, dancers and videographers put together a video called “Tomorrow (There's No Masks Tomorrow),” a parody of the classic number from the musical “Annie.”
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Over stock footage of masks, school board meetings and masked students at lab desks, McCann belts out their version of the song: “We were stuck with a year, severe and lonely / And we followed the rules in schools each day / But don’t have to wear masks tomorrow.”
The video ends with a triumphant drone shot of McCann and students dancing in front of the building.
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Case High has been known in recent years for producing fun, elaborate and highly theatrical viral videos to buck up the community, including “Snow-Day-a-Mia” based on the ABBA musical “Mamma Mia,” and “And We’re Back,” a parody of a song from “Hamilton.”
“Tomorrow” was written by McCann and performed by McCann, Neil Jeronimo and Isabella Manchester, with a host of student dancers.
While masks in the school building are optional for students and staff who still want to wear them, the DESE is still mandating masks on buses.
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