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![WORK HARD, PLAY HARD — McLean High School’s softball team is committed to wearing masks when necessary during games and practices. “They’ve helped [a lot] during practices to keep [players] safe while they’re on the field,” junior and softball player Nicole Chan said.](https://thehighlandernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG-6013-900x778.jpg)
![The number of students who returned to in-person learning stands at nearly 41%, with freshmen returning in the highest numbers to school and seniors in the least. “Four days a week is different from hybrid learning because there are [more students] in four days a week, so it gives me the opportunity to see people who aren't in my hybrid learning letter group,](https://thehighlandernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/edited-4-day-article-pic-900x600.jpg)
