22 August 2021 | prestonhollowpeople.com
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WHITE, JEFFERSON, HILLCREST GRADUATES CELEBRATE RESILIENCY IN A HARD YEAR
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fter a challenging year for graduating seniors, the prevailing theme at commencement ceremonies for Hillcrest High School, Thomas Jefferson High School, and W.T. White High School was resilience. – Compiled by Bethany Erickson
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Some of us have lost loved ones and struggle to move on from there. I personally wanted to quit countless times but found strength in the most unexpected places and people … It is the difficulties – the dragons, if you will – that we face that make the good moments and experiences worth living. Thomas Jefferson Salutatorian Alanis Gonzalez
Hillcrest graduates celebrate. Not pictured: valedictorian Ryan Prager; salutatorian Ryan Berman. (PHOTOS: CHRIS MCGATHEY)
Thomas Jefferson graduates celebrate: Not pictured: valedictorian Alejandro Malagon. (PHOTOS: CHRIS MCGATHEY)
W.T. White graduates celebrate: Not pictured: salutatorian Ruby Rojas. (PHOTOS: KATHERINE DAVIDSON)
Last year at this time, the senior class did not have the opportunity to participate in their graduation in person. It is really special — and exciting — that we are all able to be here together in one physical space. Hillcrest Salutatorian Ryan Berman
We are the class of 2021, who endured an entire year of school online. We can achieve anything as long as we work hard to get to that goal. WT White Valedictorian Fabian Perez
