Simo did most of the eighth grade and ninth grade remotely as a result of the pandemic. She starts her first year of high school at Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music this coming fall. "You had the choice to decide [between virtual and in-person learning], but I chose virtual since I was also working on the movie. It was a little hard at first because I wasn't used to working with Zoom and all these things on the computer, but then I got used to it," she said. "After school, I'd set up a booth and do virtual [with the Vivo crew] on Zoom. They'd help me with my lines. But for singing, I went to the track studio. That was the only thing I went in for. But for school now, hopefully, it's in person. This will be my first year of high school. I'm a little nervous but I'll be fine."
