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Continue to read about graduating seniors in the link in bio!

Slide 1: “A big part of high school is just finding yourself and figuring out who you are, I’ve definitely grown more confident in the way that I present myself and how I feel about myself,” - Lina Lorenz (AC)

Slide 2: “I would say the community … they’re very welcoming so that’s kind of what made me feel welcome. It didn’t treat me like I was any different than anybody else,” - Marquis Rutledge (AC)

Slide 3: “I’ve really learned to pick my battles and let things go easily, using my voice when I feel it’s very needed,” - Gigi Cotter (CAS)

Slide 4: “It feels a lot better to gracefully cross the finish line instead of crashing at the end,” - Corina Blanton (AC)

Slide 5: “It was also really cool to see my younger friends who helped with winning this award excited to train other students in the future, and I know the team is in good hands,” - Jules Droz (BIHS)

Slide 6: “I really enjoyed the (mural) project that we did in eighth grade at King. That was a lot of fun, with a bunch of people. I was like, ‘oh, let’s do this in high school!’” - Carina Nottingham (AC)

Spotlights of more graduated seniors, click the link in bio to read more.

Slide 1: “Trust yourself and trust that everything will work out how it is supposed to. Find people that you genuinely like, and do things that make you excited and not just what other people want to do,” - Rose Levine (AC)

Slide 2: “Through high school, there have been people who’ve taught me how to go about things on and off the field, and now it’s my job as a departing senior to do the same for the younger students,” - Akanni Owodunni( AC)

Slide 3: “Musically, being in jazz band means collaborating with a lot of people on a regular basis in different ways. It really means being adaptive and responsive,” - Hani Khayatei Housseini (BIHS)

Slide 4: “I’ve tried my best to not only integrate myself into communities, but create inviting spaces for my fellow classmates,” - Pheona Bun Vongphachanh (AC)

Slide 5: “I realized how happy I was here and how amazing the community is … I was so happy with all the people I was with. I couldn’t imagine Berkeley High without me going through that experience and having those people around me, especially the teachers,” - Jaslene Sanchez (CAS)

Read more about these special seniors in the link in bio.

Slide 1: “I hope that I can work against the systems that divide us and help to end suffering. And, I hope that I can inspire people to do the same,” - Sonali Mascarenhas-Swan (AC)

Slide 2: “That’s why I’m very passionate about waste management. That’s a core value. Something I think about and want to help out with in my career,” - Brooks Trotmore (AMPS)

Slide 3: “You just have to be really open to adapting yourself, and adapting to other people and how they change, if you want to succeed,” - Clio Wachtel (BIHS)

Slide 4: “You learn a lot more about yourself and the world around you by becoming friends with a lot of different people,” - Armana Aradom (AC)

Slide 5: “I care a lot about people’s wellbeing … I hope to find ways to do (activism) because there’s a lot going on in the world and I feel very passionately (about) how things can be fixed,” - Julian Martinez (AMPS)