Lessons From All The Changes in the Last Year
Class of 2022 Looks Back
To never give up – Abigail Ablin
To stand up for yourself and you don’t always have to do what your parents want you to do with your future. It’s yours – Alexis Bauman
I learned that hard work pays off. – Luke Bounds
As a result of all the changes this year I have gained so much perspective on how amazing life really is and that spending time with the people around you is very important. I am very happy that we came back to school this year as the interaction between me and the rest of the school was much needed and made the overall high school experience far better than what it would’ve been through a screen. – Sayak Dubey
I have learned that you can always find the positive side to negative things. Especially with Covid it was so important for us to keep a positive mindset and be thankful for what we do have and our loved ones. That is a lesson I will carry with me for the rest of my life! – Madeline Durrant
Just because someone tells you what to do, that does not mean they know what they are talking about. – Donald Faccone
I enjoy school a lot more in person than over Zoom. – Matt Fryer
I learned that there is always an excuse to not do something but you just have to look for the reasons to make your goals happen. – Kelly Gende
To be flexible and just roll with whatever life gives you. – Katie Gorton
That you should enjoy everything as much as you can. You don’t know what you have until you don’t have it anymore. – Ava Gutowsky
I’ve learned that people struggle with new things sometimes. The pandemic has affected all of us in many ways. I’m glad to have helped in any way I can throughout my 4 years here at PR. – Maria Knox
Live every day like today is your last. You never know what tomorrow will bring! Love everybody around you and spend time with those who feel the same for you. – Bradley Kuhn
I have learned that people have varying amounts of patience when it comes to things like COVID. – Jenny Lea
Who I am. I don’t know the specifics, I haven’t been told yet, but from what I gather I am me. – Ryan Mangin
To learn to park better or risk being featured with the rest of my friends on PR Bad Parking. – Sarah Michalak
That everything will work out as it should be – Dasha Noble
The best person you have is yourself. Though things have been super difficult I realized that at the end of every hard day I had myself. I know myself the best and when you’re surrounded by your own energy you’re just comfortable – Maya Ortiz
Internal motivation is a must but so is measuring yourself against your own definition of success. – Limb’rin Ostergaard
That life has challenges but everything is possible when you put work into it. – Pedro Pedroza
The importance of staying present and being grateful for what I have now. – Grant Preves
That school is better without a mask – Kaylie Quindel
Alright, we all know about COVID…the corona virus…whatever…I won’t lie, I hated the mask mandate with a strong passion, but I’ve learned to get over it. The whole wide whole is changing and it keeps changing every day, even if we don’t realize it. But most importantly, I learned that even though all that time you couldn’t be in school making memories with your friends, that it doesn’t matter how far you are, you can still make memories worthwhile. – Taylor Runge
Making the best of a situation usually results in a better outcome than the original plan. – Sammie Stebbings
Be flexible and expect the worst – Caidyn Sylvester
To have patience and not take things for granted. – Jennah Van Wazer
Things are going to change. Stuff is going to hit the fan. You just have to find things that make it worth it. – Emily Wyatt