Anna Kowalski & Jane Ondocin
Rebecca & Lauren McCall
Guinevere & April O’Brien
Aliciana & Joanna Greenwell
senior initiative ntecard project
Story & Photography by Tony Centonze
“Elliott Herzlich wanted to do something special for the community, so Danielle Stack and I suggested that we make this event about 2020 high school seniors,” Sarah Wood said. “They didn’t get to finish senior year properly, so we created a social media initiative, and asked parents to write a letter to their graduates, expressing their love and gratefulness, and how proud they were.” Alexis & Mary Endres
Fifteen of those seniors were recently honored at Yada on Franklin, where Herzlich gave each of them a piece of jewelry. Prizes for the top three finalists were, 1st Place - a custom-designed necklace, 2nd Place - diamond earrings, and 3rd Place – a unique Window to the World necklace.
Alisa White & Elliot Herzlich
35 submissions were narrowed to 15. Three were selected as grand prize winners.
“We actually decided to give prizes to all our finalists,” Herzlich said. “The top three were Lauren McCall, Megan Lehman, and Guinevere O’Brien. All the rest got freshwater pearls and notecards. We just wanted to show them some love and acknowledgement.”
Malanie & Megan Lehman
Will & Lauren Terry
Stack, the mother of a 2020 graduate herself, said the letters were hard to read. “I shed tears at almost every one. They were all so moving. I know how sad my daughter was, so it was great to give back to others who represented high schools throughout Montgomery County.”
Robin Burton, Elliot Herzlich, Sarah Wood & Danielle Stack
Christen & Harleigh O’Brian
Sarah Wood
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