Here we go. This is our last semester in White Co. Before too long, we will be scrolling through each other's Snapchat stories, Instagram photos, and Facebook statuses to see how the college life is treating everyone. We will make new friends, start new routines, and explore the world outside of our small town. So make these last moments we have together count. We are a family. We have a special bond like no other class before us. We've had our highs and our lows throughout the last 13 years. We lost two beautiful souls who were meant to be walking on stage with us at graduation. We all love and miss you, Greg and Cecily. We know you will be there with us in spirit on graduation day. We proved that we were more than a bunch of misfits. We stood up for what we believed in and showed that we have a voice too in the whole Valedictorian and Salutatorian squabble. Congratulations to Blake and Liam btw. Y'all definitely deserve this! Our Freshman year, we made a difference in this world with Dr.Cash and Mrs. J's Directing A Better World assignment. We learned to take off our rose colored glasses that society gave us so that we could see the cold, hard truth about what really goes on in this world. I remember filming, editing, and researching over 20 hours with Erin, Rosemary, and Payton to create the Deflowering of Daisy video (posted below). With this video, we raised a good bit of money for Love146 which is an organization that helps to get victims out of human trafficking in Atlanta. The Squawkflock became a thing (#cawcaw Maddie, Meredith, Alley, Mckenzie, Alena, Alyssa, Lydia, and Stephanie). We started making movie parodies of Project Almanac (2) and Jurassic World in Alley's Basement. Our Sophomore year, we finally got to step foot in White County High School and began to discover the dreams and goals that we wanted to achieve in our next three years of high school. We again learned the hard lesson of not knowing how much time we have left in this world so we have to thank God for every moment we have and make our impact. Our Junior year, we started to really think of where we wanted to go in life and what God has planned for us after high school. Through Mrs. Sills' class, I learned that nursing is so much more than just caring for someone, but it's about being able to love someone during their weakest moments. No class will ever teach you about how to find dignity in giving someone a bed bath or dressing someone because they have lost the ability to do so. Our Senior year, we have made our mark in the history of White County. We fought to have a voice against injustice. We have learned with college visits and weekend explorations that there is so much more in this world than this small town. So here we go, our last few months as seniors at White County High School. Let's make amazing memories before we leave this town. Let's make our mark.Where ever we go in this world after graduation, we will forever be White Co's Class of 2017.