With billions of dollars in lost economic activity and untold squandered human potential, COVID-19 threatens to leave an enduring legacy. Especially at risk are students who have been least visible in the discourse about learning recovery and have the least amount of time to catch up: those currently enrolled in high school. In this article, the authors discuss how state education leaders can highlight these students' needs, restore opportunities the pandemic stole from them, and design a system that does right by future generations.