Stance of the Staff

Seniors Elizabeth Bisno, Finn Walker and Violet Zhou jump for joy as they look forward to graduating. PHOTO by HANNA MASRI and FRANCES CARLSON

Saying goodbye doesn’t come easily; it’s made harder by a year and a half of relying on our community to support us. This issue’s Stance is an important one, not just because it is the last one created by the staff of 2020-21, but because it is a celebration of seniors, members of the Class of 2021 who deserve highlighting.

Being on campus this school year was nothing short of incredible, and the senior’s presence on campus only added to that. The best part of Laguna is that it allows for students to make connections and grow alongside their peers.

Being in-person and in the classroom with the seniors of 2021 gave underclassmen the chance to learn deeper than they might have simply from a textbook.

Sports were made possible and senior captains taught freshmen the rules of the court (or how to fill up water bottles—it’s a right of passage).

Senior Student Council members—shout-out Finn Walker, Mr. President! You led the school the best way you knew how, offering a voice to the community.

It is the greatest thing, to have a group of people who are willing to bridge divides, learn from each other and teach lessons that they themselves have learned.

The Class of 2021 did this, and more, and for those reasons, Laguna is going to be just a little bit quieter next year.