What are your plans for after graduation?
After graduation, I am planning on attending George Washington University to study English and astronomy.
What stands out as the greatest learning experience you had during high school?
The greatest learning experience I had during high school was that you should not take time or experiences for granted and that it is important to take time for personal happiness.
What teacher made a real difference in your education and why?
My junior year, Mr. Blair not only believed in me academically, but as a person. He taught me about perseverance when life and school got tough and helped me to become more confident, prepared, and happy.
What piece of advice would you give freshmen entering HHS next year?
To make the most of every moment, don’t take anything for granted, and to work hard.
What song best defines you?
“When Will My Life Begin” from Tangled.
What was your favorite class you took in high school and why?
My favorite class I took in high school was either Honors Choir or APUSH because I enjoyed being close to my classmates and learning while still having fun.
Describe yourself in ONE word.
Optimistic.
If you could give yourself one senior superlative, you would be MOST LIKELY TO ______________? and/or BEST _________________?
Most likely to be at Shenandoah Joes.
Describe your situation after school closed for COVID-19. What have you been doing? How have you felt? What do you miss most? What else would you add?
Since school closed, I miss the little things like passing a friend in the hallway or eating lunch in the courtyard. I wish I would’ve been able to say goodbye to everything and thank everyone for the impact they’ve had on my life.
What did you want to be when you were little?
An author.
What do you want to be now?
A publisher.
Senior Will:
I, Grace Miller, being of indecisive mind and clumsy body, do hereby bequeath the following items:
To Emma Veerman, I leave Target and Chick-fil-a runs and the time we tried (and failed) to workout over the summer.
To Ella Young, I leave our backstage Good Morning Baltimore dance, the “through the crack” challenge, and a newsies cap.
To Maia Wagler, I leave eye contact and laughing during choir, past and future Greenberries dates, and love from the bottom of my heart.
To Sydney Shaver, I leave pushing all of the buttons in the elevator and every hug I have because we were still supposed to have a semester together.
To Maya Pope, I leave tofu and supper club.
To Sophia Yoder, I leave Chicago, Cuban Burger, and Jordan.
To Matt and Kofi, I leave dabbing.
To Jordan Perez, I leave being a fake vegan and Michael Scott Oreos.
To my One Act family, I leave shaking the ceilings of ballrooms, sticky Asian cauliflower, scarring Louis on the bus, being 4/4 (therefore 1st), Post Malone by Sam Feldt, and my old house.
To Cecelia Thomas, I leave sister pictures, tenor time, the Alto 2 section, and kombucha.
To Keenan Glago, I leave SHORTY and being your friend, not acquaintance.
To Caleb Goss, I leave trips to every coffee house in town, panorama pictures, unofficial invites to bob time, triple axels, and being a senior (finally).
To Emma Lankford, I leave plant shopping, two jumbo slurpees, fifty different types of pens, not doing my Create Task, and the hope that after this is over you’ll still teach me how to swim.
To Stanley Inouye, I leave giving and getting rides home, iced chai, ring pops on the bus to VTA, “but the lights were on”, the color blue, dirty air force ones, the name Stan, my drarry pinterest board, the walmart fizzy drinks and the promise of their gift each year, being the best bus buddy, cheesy romance movies, lofi coffeehouse music, and winning the best friend challenge at after prom because you know me better than anyone.
To Mariel Joven, I leave love the force of a thousand suns, bob time, Kyle from Starbucks, screaming 2000s throwbacks at the top of our lungs in the HHS parking lot, being pulled into an aisle to dance, a grande iced coffee with cream and sugar, the me and my bob snapchat series, latke making, Beautiful Girls by Sean Kingston, thrifting, the strippers waterslide, Emmett, and being the best bob I could’ve asked for.