FEATURES “My most memorable memory about high school was taking pre prom pics with my friends. I’ve known these guys for like 6-7 years and taking pre prom pics was pretty emotional. It might be the last time I take a picture with a group of friends. It might be the last time I’m seeing them, which I hope not. I hope I was able to encapsulate my past memories through a picture” Siheon Park, Most Memorable Moment “Advice that I’d give to the underclassmen would be enjoying your time throughout high school. I know Cupertino High School is very focused on academics, but I think it’s pretty important for you to have the balance between academics and free time. Because you’re never going to get this time again, living with our families and having the sense of safety within us, I think it’s important to practice the work and life balance” Sejal Kanikaram, Advice to Underclassmen “I think the one thing that I regret the most during high school is like not talking to more people. I feel like in the beginning of high school, I was very intimidated to approach people and with quarantine it definitely did not help because talking online was actually much harder than in-person. But definitely during senior year, I talked to as many people as I can and now I have close friends that will be there for me in the long term” Jewel Lin, 1 Thing You Regret “One of my key moments during my senior year was the clash of the classes, specifically the dances. Even though the rally was held outside rather than the indoor gym, we were able to hype everyone up. Seeing everyone in the crowd and our class working together made me remember this particular
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event. Eugene Seoh, Favorite Event of Senior Year “Something that I regret not doing especially during senior year is not going out with friends. I feel like I have been too focused on academics and did not do too many fun stuff throughout high school. A lot of people you see in high school, you are not going to meet the exact same people in college. So cherish the time that you have with friends and make sure you spend time well aside from academics” Seif Abdelaziz, 1 Thing You Regret Not Doing JUN KIM writer
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