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One final post to congratulate and highlight these seniors! Read more in the link in bio.

Slide 1: “I feel extremely lucky to have attended Berkeley High (School) because of its diversity. I have been exposed to so many different lifestyles and activities through the people at BHS, allowing me to experiment and find people I enjoy spending time with and find things that I enjoy doing,” - Juna French (AC)

Slide 2: “My legacy comes from what I’ve imparted to the people younger than me, where I’ve helped them learn,” - Jaymul Barot (BIHS)

Slide 3: “I’m really proud of myself for choosing extracurriculars that mean a lot to me, I hope my legacy is someone who was passionate about everything they did and made every single day count,” - Najuna Kiggundu (AC)

Slide 4: “(Mountain Biking) it’s such an amazing community, it’s really been great. The coaches, and the people, and the groups have just been super fun, and we get to go to really cool places,” - Sofia Tripcevich (BIHS)

Slide 5: “I wish I knew as a freshman that, you shouldn’t try to be perfect, and you should just try to do your best at everything that you can,” - Mags Metcalf-Tobin (AMPS)

Slide 6: “Everything works its way out. You’ll find your people, just put yourself out there,” - Lillian Hammond (BIHS)

Congrats to these seniors! Read about them in our link in bio.

Slide 1: “The fact that I’m actually interested in everything that I’m doing made all of the work I had to do worth it,” - Sophia Nishioka (BIHS)

Slide 2: “If we want to do something we should do that, get stuff done, and stop sitting around and waiting for the next day to start,” - Ella McGlone (AMPS)

Slide 3: “Whenever things were changing in my life, that (choir)was sort of like something that stayed constant,” - Kali Proud (IS)

Slide 4: (Theater) “It’s taught me to become a much more confident person, be more expressive, and just truly be myself,” - Nico Choi (AHA)

Slide 5: “(High School) is definitely hard sometimes, but you’ll get through it and look back on it with fond memories,” - Analise Van Hoang (IS)

Slide 6: “I think that I create an impact in the world by being an outspoken young Black woman and not allowing things that are normalized to just continue,” - Jamaica Rodriguez (AHA)

Six more senior profiles, all available to read in the link in bio.

Slide 1: “There were times when I wanted to do other things, but it always came back to music. It always made the most sense to me,” - Sadie Scott Jones (AHA)

Slide 2: “I’ve been restoring (my) car since August of last year. I found it in a field (...) it was completely abandoned and destroyed,” - Zara Glynn (AHA)

Slide 3: “Learning how to drum is really cool, It’s pretty hard and physically taxing, but that’s kind of why I like it,” - Tahj Neal (AC)

Slide 4: “Be your authentic self and the right people and opportunities will come,” - Margaux Rocha (AC) - Margaux Rocha (AC)

Slide 5: “I want to be remembered as someone that was incredibly hard working and dedicated to herself and her goals, but still had a lot of love to give for her friends and her family and teachers,” - Anayah Tankson (BIHS)

Slide 6: “Try to be where you are and do what you can,” - October Hertenstein (BIHS)