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Senior Week
Senior Week Senior Week VIRTUAL & VIVACIOUS!
A greatly anticipated tradition, Senior Projects and Senior Retreat & Sendoff at Burke typically begins with senior project presentations and concludes with a spirited and heartfelt “send-off” for our departing 12th graders on the Friday before Graduation weekend.
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Pivoting quickly and energetically, the Burke faculty ensured that this tradition could live on for the Class of 2020 – even from a distance.
Our virtual Senior Week kicked off with a "senior brunch," thanks to an online cooking (or rather, "cook along") class with City Cooking West End. Additional morning events included final advisory meetings and an Academic Awards ceremony, conducted via Google Meet and YouTube Premiere.
Photo by Mónica Vallin
On Tuesday through Thursday mornings, students chose among several ”Senior Project Explorations:” virtual discussions and workshops with guest speakers, tying into common themes from their planned Senior Projects. Our explorations and guests included:
“Pursuing a Career in Broadcast Journalism” with Megan Wheeler ‘06, NBC News “Planting Seeds to Preserve DC History and Community” with Steve Colman, Washington Parks & People “A National Plan for COVID-19 Case Finding, Contact Tracing and Interrupting Transmission” with Anita Cicero, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security “Capturing Gender, Sexuality, Identity and Trauma Through Photography” with Annie Flanagan ‘04, professional photographer “Political Advocacy in 2020: COVID 19, the Election, and You” with Morgan Moran, Save the Children Action Network “Reproductive Justice 101” with Jill Morrison, Georgetown University Law School “How to Think About Energy Resources and Climate Change During and Post COVID-19” with Jason Hutt, attorney “Investment in DC’s Youth Through Sports and the Arts” with Tony Francavilla and Charity Blackwell, DC SCORES “Fighting for Maternal Health for All” with Whitney Pinger, George Washington University Hospital, and Maddie Stewart, student and advocate
Afternoons were more casual, with two activity blocks each day, ranging from "Fun Food Science" with Bob K. (Science), Hip Hop History with Ryan L. (History), Speed Drawing with Chary A. (Math), and even virtual Karaoke with Damian J. (Head of School).
On Friday, seniors and faculty gathered on Google Meet to share their memories, anecdotes, and thank-yous from their years at Burke – a virtual send-off that ultimately lasted nearly three hours and encapsulated the support and deep kindness of our Class of 2020.
