HOLDING
HOLDING FOR US TODAY? AFTER THE YEAR THEY HAVE HAD,
THE CLASS OF 2021 MAY VALUE
THEIR SENIOR PICTURES NOW MORE
THAN EVER.
THAN EVER. THAT WAS THE CASE FOR THESE
THREE SOON TO BE GRADUATES WE
MEET THIS MORNING.
THIS SEASON MAY HAVE BEEN TOUGH
BUT IT ONLY MADE THEM TOUGHER!
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♪ >> MY
♪ >> MY NAME IS SARA LEE AND I AM
GRADUATING FROM BERNVI+@LLE HIGH
+@SCHOOL.
+@SCHOOL.
+@SCHOOL. >> MY NAME IS XAVIER HALL AND I
AM GRADUATING FROM CROWLEY HIGH
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. >> I'M GRADUATING FROM SOUTHWEST
HIGH SCHOOL.
HIGH SCHOOL. >> THIS IS ONE OF THE YEARS THAT
WAS HARDEST ON MY MENTAL HEALTH.
I MISSED A LOT OF THE SOCIAL
ASPECTS OF MY LIFE BUT MY
PARENTS AND FRIENDS WERE A+@LWAS
THERE FOR ME.
MY TEACHERS WERE ALWAYS WILLING
TO LEND A HELPING HAND.
THEY PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE
IN MY SENIOR YEAR.
>> COMING +@INTO MY SENIOR YEAR
IN MY SENIOR YEAR. >> COMING +@INTO MY SENIOR YEARI
FELT GOOD ABOUT IT, BECAUSE I
LOOKED FORWARD TO SEEING MY
FRIENDS AGAIN AND PLAYING
BASEBALL WITH MY TEAMMATES
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
AGAIN. MY
AGAIN. MY PLAN NEXT YEAR IS TO GO TO
SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY AND
GET MY EDUCATION AND CARRY ON
WITH MY BASEBALL CAREER.
PLAYING BASEBALL IS IMPORTANT TO
ME.
ME.
ME. WHEN
ME. WHEN I A+@M ON THE BASEBALL FIED
I FEEL GOOD ABOUT MYSELF.
I FEEL I AM A GOOD TEAM LEADER,
AND I HAVE FUN WITH MY
TEAMMATES.
TEAMMATES. >> HAVING THIS BE MY LAST YEAR,
IT IS A MIX OF FEELINGS.
IT IS ALMOST SAD BECAUSE IT IS
NOT JUST THAT YOU ARE EN+@DING
HIGH SCHOOL, BUT YOU ARE LEAVING
THIS PART OF YOUR LIFE AND
ENTERING A NEW CHAPTER.
NE+@XT YEAR I AM GOING TO GO TO
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.
I NEVER THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO
GO TO A SCHOOL SO FAR AWAY.
I AM EXCITED BECAUSE I KNOW
THERE WILL BE SO MANY N+@EW
OPPORTUNITIES +@I HAVE NEVER HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE BEFORE.
I AM IN LITTLE WAYS KNOW WHAT I
WANT TO DO THE NEXT FOUR YEARS,
AND THAT IS BECAUSE OF WHAT I
HAVE GOT IN FROM MY EXPERIENCE
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. >>
HERE. >> MY DREAM JOB IS TO BE AN
INTERNAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN.
NEXT YEAR I AM GOING TO THE
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS.
I PLAN ON MAJORING IN
BIOCHEMISTRY WITH A PRE-MEDICINE
FOCUS.
FOCUS.
FOCUS. GRADUATING IS VERY BITTERSWEET.
I REALLY WANT TO HOLD ON TO WHAT
IS HAPPENING THIS YEAR.
>> I AM GOING TO MISS A LOT O+@F
PEOPLE -- THE TEACHERS OF
+@
PEOPLE -- THE TEACHERS OF COURSE.
COURSE.
COURSE. I'M GOING TO MISS MY MOM'S HOME
COOKING.
COOKING.
COOKING. I'M GOING TO MISS MY FRIENDS
TOO.
TOO.
TOO. >>
TOO. >> I
TOO. >> I AM READY.
I, CAN SAY I AM READY, AND THAT
IS THANKS MAINLY TO MY TEACHERS.
THEY HAVE REALLY SHAPED ME, AND
I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT
FULLY, BUT THAT IS WHERE THE
EXCITEMENT COMES FROM.
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♪ MARC:
♪ MARC: PRETTY COOL GETTING TO
MEET THEM AND GET TO HEAR THEIR
STORIES AND WHAT THEY HAD TO
DEAL WITH, HOW MUCH THEY HAD TO
EVOLVE OVER THIS PAST YEAR.
IMPRESSIVE TO GET TO CHAT WITH
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. IT
THEM. IT WILL BE COOL TO CHECK IN WHAT
THEN IN FIVE OR 10 YEARS --
WITH T+@HEM IN FIVE OR 10 YEARS!
KARA: I'M SURE MANY AT HOME WERE
REMINISCING ABOUT WHAT IT FELT
LIKE TO WAL CSSHASTG.
IT IS SAN I PANDEMIC!
MARC: TALKING TO THEM PREPARING
FOR THIS TRANSITION, IT IS SO
EMOTIONAL.
EMOTIONAL. IT SEEMS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY I
WAS IN THOSE SHOES.
SPEAKING OF GRADS, WE HAVE ASKED
YOU TO SHOUT OUT TO THE GRADS IN
YOUR LIFE.
YOUR LIFE. RHONDA, MASTER OF LIBERAL ARTS
FROM SMU WITH