SENIOR YEAR SPARKS

Energy filled the air as the bleachers shook — kids, parents, and teachers stood shoulder-toshoulder, trying to fit every last person into the stands to watch the homecoming football game. Even though it was October, a warm breeze blew through the senior’s hair. She took a deep breath, grasping at the last bits of summer. The bright light of the fireworks flashed on the crowd’s faces. Gizellle Marin stood crammed into the stands with her best friend Kylee, admiring the show as “Yellow” by Coldplay blasted from the speakers. At that moment, she realized that it would be her last homecoming game at Rocklin High School. She didn’t expect high school to fly by so quickly, and she knew that she was going to miss it. Although her senior year had just begun, she knew not to blink for too long, because it would be over in a heartbeat. Marin took another deep breath and leaned in closer to her best friend, embracing the night in all its glory as that chapter of her life came to a close.