A Night All Their Own

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Night on the Bridge, Windward’s longstanding tradition of hosting our graduating class for one last evening on campus, continued this year with a wonderful celebration of the Class of 2022. The evening began with snacks on the Bridge accompanied by a string of college pennants, baby photos paired with Senior photos, and a map showing where each student would be in the coming year. The evening allowed the Class of 2022 an opportunity to both reflect on their time at Windward and to look forward to their lives after graduation.

The official Night on the Bridge ceremony began with a procession down the stairs of the 400 building and onto the Leichtman Levine Bridge where the class was welcomed by Collegiate Division Director Kevin Newman. Kevin gave each student an antique key and reminded the Class of 2022 that each of them have been a “key” ingredient in both the Windward community and the success of their classmates. This was followed with an original poem, “I Had It All,” in honor of Shirley Windward by classmate Kate Albert. Following Kate was Faculty speaker Austin Totty, who encouraged students to continue to take risks and to continue to inspire the people around them. As the sun set, and dusk began, our Seniors were illuminated by candlelight as Austin completed his speech by lighting the candles of the Class of 2022.

At the close of the ceremony, Seniors watched a video montage of their years at Windward and concluded the evening as it began, gathering together to reminisce and to excitedly look forward to the future.