Class of 2021

Innovators of Tomorrow

IFIRST BECAME DIVISION COUNCIL PRESIDENT in my Sophomore year, and since then, I have had the privilege of seeing the Class of 2021 grow and mature into strong, young women. Each year as graduating students come and go, we were able to develop a picture of how our Senior Year is supposed to play out. As Juniors, we saw the effects of the pandemic on the Class of 2020, and we were hopeful that COVID-19 would soon pass. Unfortunately, this has not been the case. In just these past two school years, we have had our Junior and Senior Prom, and many other events cancelled.

Instead of being filled with despair we have proven our resilience. Through each new challenge, we rose to identify creative solutions and have found innovative ways to return to a sense of normalcy. Looking back, I can proudly commend our girls for their continuous flexibility.

Sacred Hearts Academy had given us the opportunity to continue our education in-person or online this past school year. I was grateful for this hybrid learning system, as I was able to continue to grow my relationships with my fellow classmates and teachers. In this day and age, technology has proven its strengths when it comes to online learning. For the girls that chose to learn from home, half of our class, there were a myriad of ways to connect with them as well. I have seen the effort that Sacred Hearts Academy has put in to providing a normal school year while putting safety precautions into place due to the pandemic.

As we counted down the days to graduation, we all anxiously awaited becoming official alumnae of Sacred Hearts Academy. We are the innovators of tomorrow, and you can bet that this isn’t the last that you will hear about us. Although we are parting ways for now, our bond will never break. We have created an environment in which we are able to rely on each other as family, and this will continue on no matter how many miles apart we are. I look forward to our new journey in college and witnessing the many achievements of my peers to come. With great hope and warm aloha,

Cienna Abara, ’21

Senior Division Council President