Class of 2025 Set to on June 7
by Gavin Swart gswart370@g.fhsdschools.org
As the class of 2025 is rolling out, new adventures are rolling in. While on graduation day seniors will be walking across the stage, during graduation night, they’ll be walking into the All-Knighter. The All-Knighter is a massive event where seniors spend one final night together as a class before heading off to take on the world.
“I just feel it’s good to have a little school spirit, this is the last time I’m going to see 99% of the class,” senior Kevin McGuire said. “It’s just going to be like, this is it, you’re done.”
This year the All-Knighter is going to be held at Kokomo Joe’s, a local arcade that has bowling, laser tag and many more activities. The All-Knighter starts at 11:00 pm on June 7, and won’t end until 5:00 am the next day. During this time seniors will have access to all the amenities at Kokomo Joe’s as well as a number of special activities put together by the All-Knighter Committee.
“We want you guys to be a little bit surprised,” Jill Bass, one of the members of the All-Knighter Committee said. “You walk in and you have a really good time, but you don’t know every detail of what’s going to happen.”
The All-Knighter is the final chance for everyone
to be together and relish their final moments of high school. The All-Knighter costs $125 to attend and is limited to only current FHN seniors.
“The people I have talked to, they have also said that it’s fun,” senior Nathan Anderson said. “You also get a lot of prizes. They do a lot of giveaways and raffles.”
The All-Knighter is set up every year by a group of parent volunteers. The All-Knighter Committee typically consists of mostly parents of current seniors, but it also includes a few parents of underclassmen who are looking to make sure that their children have an excellent All-Knighter when it gets to their turn. The All-Knighter Committee meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month to plan the event. They also hold numerous fundraisers throughout the year and manage the snack table during lunches to raise money for the All-Knighter.
The class of 2025 will have three key speakers at the ceremony. The Grad Marshall voted by the graduating seniors, the class president Colin Smith, and the senior who was chosen at senior auditions. Choir also held auditions to know who will be the soloist who performs
“Choir also sings two songs,” McHaffie said. “They sing our Alma Mater, and they sing the Star Spangled
Aside from how the ceremony will run, there are some rules to be followed. Caps and gowns are not to be decorated in any form and will be replaced on the day of. The dress code is formal, so items like shorts and flip-flops are not allowed. All cords and medals worn must be through FHN and cannot be altered. Seniors will be receiving their real diplomas after the graduation ceremony prior to leaving from the teacher
It’s recommended for seniors to keep all cords and medallions on hand, have a plan on where to meet up with friends and family after graduation and above all
“I got involved with the All-Knighter because it was a good way to give back to the school and also participate in something that would benefit my kids and all the kids in their class,” Bass said.
From Learning in a Classroom to Having Their Own
Seniors at FHN are taking the path to educate the future
by Noah Tucker ntucker088@g.fhsdschools.org
Most students spend nearly a decade and a half in school, sometimes more. If there had to be one thing listed as a constant throughout the entirety of that time, it would be the presence of teachers. It’s no secret that at school, especially FHN, teachers are many things. They are mentors, figures of guidance, someone to talk to in a time of need and for many students, teachers are friends.
Being such an influence on the lives of so many students, it’s no surprise that several people want to follow in their footsteps. To accommodate this, FHN offers a course taught by Sara White called Pathways to Teaching. In this class, students are taught to apply a plethora of skills such as patience, leadership, adaptability, organization and lesson planning inside the classroom.
In the pursuit of becoming educators in some capacity, two seniors at FHN who are taking the Pathways to Teaching class include Mo Bradbury and Sophie Chankin.
Chankin is planning to go to St. Charles Community College, and focus on early childhood education, while Bradbury is planning to go to St. Louis Community College to complete an associate degree in education, and later moving to a four-year college to complete a science degree.
“When you’re studying the environment what you also need to study is how to educate others,” Bradbury said. “When you learn how to teach people you’re also learning how to be a more effective learner yourself as well as being an educator to others.”
New things are discovered nearly every day in the fields of science, and it can be difficult to keep the public properly informed about what is true and helpful. Two of the biggest factors contributing to this difficulty is the method in which the
information is presented, and the amount of publicity announcements regarding new information is able to gain. By pursuing education along with biology, Bradbury will have the skills to push past these difficulties more effectively while reaching for their goals.
“I think the most important quality of being a teacher is the ability to develop positive relationships within your school community, both with the adults and your students,” White said. “It’s critical in being successful in the classroom.”
The most unique part of the pathways to teaching class is the preschool program, which is a part of the curriculum. While the first semester largely consists of research and other projects, the second semester features an internship, where students like Chankin and Bradbury are in the classroom with preschool and early elementary children helping out and getting hands-on experience.
What is the most important quality or skill a teacher should have?
“I think the most important skill you need to have to do this sort of thing is patience,” Chankin said. “They can be a lot. Having 20 kids all being 5 and 6 can be hard. They can’t really sit still, they can talk a lot or move around a lot, but it’s important to remember that they’re just kids and it’s up to you to set a lot of reminders for them.”
Despite the challenges being in the classroom faces, it serves as a great opportunity for students like Chankin to develop their abilities in the classroom. While some of the time in the classroom consists of obstacles, there are still plenty of moments that remind Chankin why she wants to become a teacher.
“One of the four-year-olds gave me one of her toys, and that was a sign that she wants me to come back and get the toy, that she wants and knows she’s going to see me again,” Chankin said.
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should put students on their level, treat them like adults.”
“Caring about the students enough to get them to
pass.”
-Isabella Faulkner,
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We’re All in This Together
At the end of the day, we are all connected one way or another
by Drew Johnson & Kaylee Priest
drewstevejohnson@gmail.com kpriest027@g.fhsdschools.org
“[Erin and I] have been frends for so long and I feel like we have such a deep connection.”
- Tatiana Fowler, senior
[Tatiana] is my girlfriend. We’ve been together for the entirety of senior
I met [José] sophomore year and ever since, we’ve just gotten along really well and he understands my humor.”
- Erin Peninski, senior
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Lisa’s personality and mine really merge well together.”
- Ella VarVera, senior
“Riley is really funny and sweet and a great person to be around. He makes people want to be around him, he’s infectious. ”
- Lisa Smyth, senior
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Social media is a valuable resource for continuing connections between students and teachers after graduation
Making new friends after high school can be rough, especially as students transition into adulthood. When students get older, they realize that not all friendships have to be made with people their age. Coworkers, professors, neighbors and even former teachers can all be great connections, regardless of age.
“It feels good to know that there are people who care about you enough to stay friends with you outside of school when you’re not just their student,” senior Kat Burrows said. Relationships like these benefit students and can also be a source of joy and interest for teachers.
“I think it’s important for first off my happiness, because it makes me happy to see students thriving and being successful in life, especially if they’re continuing with creating art,” art teacher Courtney Flamm said.
“Second, I like to see how things we started doing in AP art class have started as the kindling and how they continue to develop in their collegiate experiences and turn into a career.”
Although teachers are not allowed to follow students on social media until after the student graduates, it is one of the easiest ways former students and teachers can keep in touch. Social media also allows people to keep up with others’ lives without having to keep in regular conversations with them.
“After you graduate, when you’ve known a teacher for more
he’s loving and having success in.”
Some people continue down the same path they started on. Others, however, may find that something they disliked in high school turns into a newfound passion on their own time.
“There was another AP art student who was very bad at hitting deadlines but has her own small business now,” Flamm said. “Because I follow her on Instagram, I can see what small art shows or farmers markets she has booths in, set up with all of her artworks and an Etsy shop. It’s really fun to see somebody who maybe felt restricted by the deadlines that are successfully doing their own thing.”
All teachers have the responsibility to lift up their students during high school, but going the extra mile post-graduation benefits all involved.
“A good relationship with an adult that you can trust in your life at a young age is important,” Burrows said. “Being able to stay connected with those people helps.”
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Collin & Camille Commit to Connection
Seniors Collin Conley and Camille Krekeler choose to go all in on the same college
by Violet Newton violetannenewton@gmail.com & Drew Johnson drewstevejohnson@gmail.com
Graduation causes many breakups. Friends break up with one another, forgetting all of the good times they’ve had. Parents break up with children, watching them leave for greater things in the world. Siblings break up with siblings, watching their counterparts continue life without them. Boyfriends break up with girlfriends.
However, for seniors Collin Conley and Camille Krekeler, this couldn’t be any different. After being in a relationship for over two years of high school, the couple is attending North Central College in Naperville, IL.
We had been planning our colleges kind of together,” Krekeler said. “We were both visiting places and telling each other about it because we either wanted to go to the same place or somewhere near each other.”
When the couple reached senior year and inevitably started looking for colleges, they faced an issue most relationships face at that stage. The struggle between prioritizing your relationship or your future. However, for them, the decision came hand in hand and kept both a priority. Krekeler was the first to visit their now college campus.
“So I visited up there in September 2024,” Krekeler said. “I went up there for a prospect
camp for lacrosse. And I liked the coaches a lot. The place was really cool. And it’s up near Chicago, which is a fun place.”
Then, following her commitment, Collin went for a visit and ended up enjoying it as well.
“She went there for a visit, and she told the coach that she really liked it,” Conley said. “Then the coach posted a commitment thing for her. She never committed. So she kind of committed first, against her will. But she did really like it, so she wanted to go there first. Then I went there for a visit, and I really liked it. So we both decided that’d be a good place for us to be.”
For many couples, college together can seem daunting as both parties are experiencing a time of extreme transition. New friends, new teachers, new expectations, new experiences and, in their case, a whole new city. Both Krekeler and Conley stress the importance of communication and openness in a relationship to avoid long-lasting issues.
“We never lie,” Conley said. “We just try to communicate a lot and not argue about dumb stuff when we can work it out.”
Along with open communication, making time for one another and keeping that a priority is another vital part of a long-lasting relationship.
“Prioritize hanging out, and spending as much time together as possible,” Krekeler said. “I have school and then lacrosse and he has school and then wrestling practices. But we just hang out any time possible, even if it’s only for an hour or shorter.”
Whether you are in a relationship or are secretly (or not so secretly) wishing for one, this applies to not just romantic relationships but platonic ones as well. Time and communication is vital if you want a relationship to last through college or any other post-high school plans. Some relationships are worth taking past high school, so don’t throw them away just because of long distance or cold feet.
“I would say don’t pass up on something that you’re going to regret passing up on later,” Conley said. “If you have your dream scholarship, or you’re going somewhere full-ride, then I would say, don’t give that up. If your relationship is strong enough to last long, it should be strong enough to last long distance, especially if you’re setting yourself up, for your future together. But if you can, and your relationship is really healthy. I would say you should go to college together if you can financially.”
Superando LoDesconocido
El islación que viene con siendo un primera-generacion estudiante, navigando el colegio
by Miranda Fabian miranda.fabian.castellanos@gmail.com
Navegar la escuela secundaria puede ser una experiencia aislante, y explorar diferentes universidades y opciones de carrera puede ser aún más frustrante. Pero para los estudiantes de primera generación que buscan ir a la universidad, puede sentirse como navegar un barco sin mapa.
“Se siente como si estuviera bajo una presión que otros no sienten,” dijo Amaya Barron, estudiante de último año. “Definitivamente trato de aprovechar todo lo posible.”
Para muchos estudiantes de primera generación, el apoyo que reciben puede verse de manera muy distinta. En los últimos años, se han hecho avances para ayudar a los estudiantes a comprender mejor sus opciones después de la secundaria.
“Inicialmente, cuando comencé, organizamos un grupo específico para estudiantes de primera generación, y en los últimos años lo cambié a ‘lo básico del colegio’ para que esté abierto a cualquier estudiante,” dijo la consejera universitaria y de carreras, Brooke Prestidge.
Además de la expansión de recursos dentro de las escuelas, también ha aumentado el acceso a herramientas que los estudiantes pueden usar para minimizar el aislamiento que sienten al comenzar el proceso universitario. Hay un mayor énfasis por parte de universidades y comunidades en brindar apoyo financiero a través de becas.
“He recibido becas por ser de primera generación, y es una gran ventaja incluso antes de postular a otras becas, porque ven que estás buscando un buen futuro,”
Muchos navegan solos el proceso de exámenes estandarizados, currículums y actividades extracurriculares sin alguien en casa que pueda ayudarlos.
“Eso lo veo mucho, incluso estudiantes que están haciendo el FAFSA para sus padres,” dijo Prestidge.
Desde temprana edad, muchos estudiantes de primera generación asumen múltiples roles en casa: traductores, asesores financieros y mediadores culturales. Esto puede generar una capa adicional de estrés al sentirse responsables del futuro de sus padres. En el caso de Guerrero-Bernal, tener grandes logros académicos se volvió la norma en su hogar, lo que trajo consigo ciertos desafíos emocionales.
“La escuela puede ser difícil, así que como tener buenas calificaciones es lo normal, puede ser duro aceptarme a mí misma,” dijo. “A veces me pregunto: ‘¿Por qué no soy lo suficientemente inteligente?’ o ‘¿Puedo lograr esto?’”
A pesar de todos estos desafíos, la perseverancia no se detiene hasta que alcanzan la carrera de sus sueños, apostando por futuros sólidos con la meta clara de abrir más recursos y fomentar una mayor diversidad.
“Para mí, es muy importante estar en un entorno de educación superior y seguir persiguiendo ese camino,” dijo Barron. “Me apasiona cuidar el medio ambiente y abordar los problemas ambientales, y para mí es fundamental seguir ese rumbo porque debe haber representación en todas las áreas.”
Aunque existe una presión adicional para los estudiantes de primera generación, al
What Should You Pursue In College?
Take this quiz to find out what you should do after you graduate
by Caleb Thompson cdog83016@gmail.com
1
What do you value most in a career?
A. A steady job where I can work at my own pace
B. Making an enterprise out of myself
C. Contributing to the future of my society
D. Putting my voice out and helping my community
2
You find a $50 bill on the ground, what do you do?
A. Give it to the authorities and let them handle it
B. Finders keepers, I’ll do what I want with it
C. Ask around to see if anyone saw someone drop it
D. Put out a public message asking people if they’ve lost a $50 bill recently
3
You’re babysitting the kid across the street this Saturday. How do you negotiate pay with the parents?
A. Prepare a detailed argument as to why the job deserves good pay
B. Haggle prices and make up reasons why you’re the only one for the job
C. I don’t care about the pay, I just like working with kids
D. Go get positive testimonies from people you’ve babysat for in the past and show it to the parents
6
An anonymous billionaire offers to pay you $5000 to punch one of your loved ones in the stomach as hard as possible, with an additional $5000 for every punch after that. If the loved one finds out why you’re doing this you lose all the money. What do you do?
A. I’ll say “I’m sorry” while I’m doing it but I’m not throwing away that much money
B. Pick my least favorite loved one and punch away
C. $5000 isn’t enough to punch someone I love
D. Punch once and hope they eventually forgive me
A runaway train is heading directly towards your life savings, tied to the tracks. There’s a lever that, if pulled, diverts the train to another track, hitting five babies instead. What do you do? 7
A. If I turn my head, I never saw the babies get hit
B. Pulling the lever and counting my money to make sure every dollar is there
C. Stand on the tracks, put my hands up and scream “STOOOOOP”
D. I can’t go on living as the baby killing guy so I guess I’ll let go of the money
8
Which Disney princess are you?
A. Merida
B. Ariel
C. Belle
D. Rapunzel
Mostly As: Law
You should pursue an education in the detailed workings of the law. Making the laws, enforcing the laws, defending the laws, etc.. If it’s legal, it’s for you.
Mostly Bs: Business
4
What kind of person are you on a first date?
A. “I’ve counted at least 4 different health code violations in this restaurant since I’ve sat down”
B. (Hopefully this bill isn’t too high)
C. “Fun fact: Caesar salad was actually named after an Italian immigrant in Mexico, not the 1st century Roman emperor!”
D. “Screw the small talk, tell me about your childhood pet that died”
5
2 girls are selling lemonade on your street for $5 a cup.
A. That’s too high! Their parents are gonna hear about this!
B. That’s too high! I’m opening my own stand across the street and my cups will only be $2!
C. That’s too high! I mean, I’ll still buy a cup but, come on
D. That’s too high! I’ll ask around to see if it’s worth it but, come on
You should pursue an education in the corporate world. Whether it’s starting your own business, being your own business, or minding your own business, you’re where the money’s at.
Mostly Cs: Education
You should pursue education! Get a good teacher to teach you how to teach. To pour your knowledge into the minds of the youth. Just try not to lose all your hair.
Mostly Ds: Journalism
You should pursue an education in the news! In the weather! In the pestering random people to answer your questions! You should have your beautiful smiling face on TV for every tonado watch for all the lovely people in your town to see.
Staying in Contact After Graduation
As graduation nears, three seniors share how they met and how they plan to stay in touch
by Cherry Clark cherryannclark13@gmail.com
During high school, many students form close friend groups through mutual classes, clubs, sports or other activities. However, after graduation, many senior friend groups fall apart due to friends moving away for college, careers, or even the military. But, some groups plan to stay in touch despite different post-graduation plans.
FHN seniors Amaya Barron, Izzy Lash and Havana York all first met within their sophomore and junior years.
“I remember really wanting to get closer, because I could tell that she was really funny, and I could tell that we could connect,” said York. “As for [meeting] Izzy in our sophomore year, I just thought she was really cool, especially her self confidence.”
They have gotten significantly closer during their senior year due to similar school schedules.
“I knew Amaya through a mutual friend, and I thought she was cool, I always wanted to be her friend,” York said. “But we didn’t get to be close until last year, and I just got to know Izzy this year.”
Since then, they have remained incredibly close and good friends. They spend their mornings walking together before class and hang out in the library whenever they have a blended hour. Beyond school, they enjoy spending time together as well.
The three of them will stay in Missouri post-graduation, but will attend different four-year colleges. York and Lash will pursue similar careers in biomedical sciences, while Barron will pursue higher education.
“I think it’s really important for Hispanic demographics to pursue higher education. It’s really difficult,” Barron said. “It’s really important to have representation in those spaces, and be able to create, and just generate more diversity.”
For Barron, Lash and York, the end of high school isn’t the end of their connection. They all plan to stay in touch in spite of the distance. It’s a reminder that graduation doesn’t have to mean the end of a friendship. With effort, anyone can reach out, stay connected, and make friendships and relationships last a lifetime.
“I think it’s important to keep these connections, because really, you’ve kept yourself here for four years, and a lot has changed in these four years,” Barron said. “You’ve grown as a person and the people you’ve kept close are important to you in this age of your life you’re in right now. And then you have to immerse yourself into a brand new community, a much larger community than what you were exposed to in high school. And most often, you’ll feel lost, and you’ll find yourself thinking about the previous connections you had and how you really treasured those. And I think in that, you find yourself reaching out and keeping the connections you had in high school.”
Why Students Should Stay Connected Tips for Keeping in Touch
Why it’s important to keep in touch and how to do so
by Amari Ammons aammons371@g.fhsdschools.org
As the year comes to a close and graduation draws nearer and nearer, seniors will often find themselves reminiscing over the past four years. The memories of the good times they’ve had all seem to hit graduates at once in spring. However, seniors must also look ahead to the future. For a lot of graduates, life will look very different in the coming years. Be it for college, trade school or other reasons, many FHN alumni will be leaving their homes behind.
“The major I want to go in kind of requires me to be near an ocean or a body of water, so I couldn’t really stay here,” senior John Dittmar said.
Though it may seem easier and even ideal to cut ties and start fresh when moving far away, keeping in touch with friends from home can be very helpful as one enters adulthood. Leaving home can be confusing, stressful and isolating. While navigating this vulnerable period, it’s important to maintain those old friendships and connections so one has a reliable support system to lean on.
“I’ll have to live by myself without [my parents’] support,” senior Edward Lee said. Keeping in touch is also important to the self-discovery that comes with early adulthood. Moving out of the house and entering the adult world grants a new level of independence and freedom that makes change inevitable. College has a way of altering students’ lifestyles in ways that make them almost unrecognizable from
who they were before. While on this path of reinventing themselves, it’s easy for one to lose sight of who they were in the past. But friends from one’s youth can remind them of who they are deep down.
“It’s a part of you,” Dittmar said. “It’s a part of who you’ve become as a person, so I think it’s important to keep in touch.”
As for actually keeping in touch with old friends from far away, it can be rather difficult. Distance presents a number of challenges for maintaining contact. Many people find that after graduation, schedule conflicts and life obligations get in the way of even the strongest friendships. These problems are only amplified by distance which adds factors like time zones and completely different surroundings.
To remedy this, friends will need to emphasize planning and flexibility as they work to make time for each other. In regard to activities, it’s important to find something that everyone is invested in and can be done virtually. While video games come to mind, a TV watch party or a digital book club could work just as well, if everyone’s into it. The most important thing is that everyone has to want to keep in touch. Doing so will be difficult and perhaps frustrating at times, but a way will be found if the group recognizes the importance of their friendship.
“I don’t want to forget the memories I made here, and the connections are really valuable,” Lee said.
by Gavin Swart gswart370@g.fhsdschools.org
1 Sharing Phone Numbers
One of the easiest ways to stay connected to people is to share phone numbers. Even as years go by and addresses change, one thing that always stays constant is somebody’s phone number.
2 Keeping Up Snapchat Streaks
Keeping up your streaks even when you may be in completely different parts of the state or country is a great way to keep up a little conversation.
3 Collaborating in DuoArt
This app lets two people draw on the same canvas. You can decorate your lock screen and have the changes you make to it appear on the lock screen of someone else.
4 Posting Instagram Stories
An easy way to keep everyone aware of the wonderful life that you are living is to keep posting to your story on Instagram. Instagram stories let you know what is going on in the lives of all your friends.
5 Chatting on Discord
If you like spending more of your time on the computer, Discord is an easy option to stay in touch with people. Discord makes it easy to have a web of people with a similar hobby that you all have passion for.
Signing off...
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“I’m a table cloth, the way they put me down but I still got bread on me.” -Wilson Lam
“Faked it ‘till I made it.”-A Tired Senior
“Anyway, don’t be a stranger” -Phoebe Bridgers
“Our stories may be singular, but our destination is shared.” -Barack Obama
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“Mama a future ahead of you ��. ”
“Just because you have a window seat in the clown car does not mean you are not still a clown.”
“In case I don’t see ya, good afternoon, good evening and good night.” -Truman Burbank
“If I had a dollar for every time I said the phrase ‘I wanna go home’ during my high school career, I wouldn’t need this diploma.” -Miriam Lichty
“No longer a super senior in training.”
“Idk what to put here!”
“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.” -J.R.R. Tolkien
“Wait.. is he even in this class.”
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ILetter from the Editors
A final note from this years News EICs
’ll never forget leaving school on my last day of being a junior near tears. Thinking about all of my senior friends I had grown used to, leaving me and graduating. I was in the car with my usual counterpart Drew Johnson and turned on the most emo song I could think of while driving past the seniors on our final day. With “Scott Street,” by Phoebe Bridgers blaring throughout my car we passed our best friends and all the people we had looked up to right as the climax of the song hit. We both, of course, were teary-eyed and very snottynosed.
Soon after, Drew slapped me for playing such a sad song, during the moment we were both just trying to hold onto our composure. Then the junior class turned into seniors, but it was okay because it was just summer so it didn’t count.
Then suddenly it was the senior sunrise and while me and my friends sat there with our 7 Brew energies to get us through the first day and it started to feel all too real. So, once again, Scott Street made an appearance. During every single event that reminds me about my impending graduation there is one song playing, if you couldn’t guess, it’s Scott Street.
Originally the song hit me because it carried a message of nostalgia, lost connections and the bittersweet nature of growing up. Right now the part I just cannot let go of is the part she sings “Anyway, don’t be a stranger” over and over.
I grew such an obsession with this song that Michaela and I felt it was only fitting to carry this through our last paper ever. I’m not trying to get everyone on Phoebe Bridgers or on Scott Street. But to remind the senior class not to throw away the relationships you’ve built. A little bit is healthy, you are growing up and maturing and sometimes your old friends don’t mature at the same rate. But don’t set an expectation that you are going to sever all your connections and block everyone after you walk across the stage.
Don’t say goodbye, see you later. Instead, keep in contact, maybe even foster new connections with that girl from your silent homeroom class, or that guy you used to be friends with in Kindergarten. Because the truth is, we’re all about to scatter. Some of us are staying close, some of us are moving states away, and some of us don’t even know where we’re going yet. But what I do know is that these years, these people, will always mean something.
So maybe give Scott Street a listen. Let it remind you of the friendships, the late nights, the last-first days, the laughs, the heartbreaks and the growth. Let it remind you that just because things are changing doesn’t mean they have to disappear.