The Class of 2023

Senior Walk

The sixth annual Senior Walk held a special place in the hearts of both students and faculty alike. It was a day when the graduating seniors took a stroll down memory lane, retracing their footsteps through the halls in the lower, middle and upper school. The Senior Walk celebrated the journey of the class of 2023 and the whole campus came alive to cheer on the seniors. After starting in the Early Education Building, they processed through campus and ended on the stadium field where both the seniors and their parents took a moment to pray over each other and launched the seniors into their college career. Afterwards the annual senior class picture was taken to showcase the T-shirts of the seniors’ college choices.

Senior Trip

A milestone of the senior year is our annual senior trip where students bond as a class and celebrate their last hurrah. This year the senior class traveled to San Diego for the first time which was so exciting as we were the first class to experience this trip. We went the week before graduation which was special as it was really the last time the whole class would be together, challenging each other and growing closer before graduation.

While in California we had the opportunity to participate in a number of excursions to Sea World, San Diego Zoo, hiking at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, surfing in La Jolla and golfing at Balboa Park Golf Course. We also visited Mission Beach and Belmont Park where we rented bikes, skateboards and enjoyed the Belmont Park Amusement Park. We also participated in a service day at San Diego Food Bank or the Habitat for Humanity ReStore. Lastly, the highlight for most students was when we went to Disneyland followed by Grad Nite at Disney’s California Adventure. This was such a fun day as we met so many people from all over who were our age and as a class, we were able to bond together through various games and activities. Disneyland would definitely be a class favorite!

Senior Hailey Conde, a California native, would describe her experience as “heartwarming” as she enjoyed watching all her classmates have the best time at her favorite place back home. Hailey said that the best part of her trip was watching all of her friends on the Incredicoaster ride in California Adventure and also introducing her friends to Dole Whip, a Disney staple. Senior David Hulbert shared that his favorite memory was “kayaking with the sea lions” because they were so adorable and funny to watch.

However, despite all of the fun activities, the students spent a lot of time together at the hotel playing cards and also listening to daily devotions from our Head of School Barry Giller as he shared some advice and wisdom as the seniors embarked on their college journey. The senior class is so thankful for this incredible trip that allowed them to make lifelong memories with all of their friends.