Class of 2020
from Mr. Llanos
To my 2020 seniors:
I had a long note written about the virus and how it affected our
lives but I have decided to trash that. We hear about the
virus all the time so I won’t give you more. Instead I’ll
say this:
Keep it up! Senior year has been different for you and you
are missing out on a few experiences that others before you have
had. That sucks. Yet you also have a great experience
of sleeping in and running through your entire watch list on
Netflix or Hulu. I know some of you are watching that new
Bachelor singing show and I am judging you for it. Still,
it has gone on too long so the novelty has worn off like a new
car that you paid far too much for and somewhat regret the
purchase.
Look forward! You are graduating high school in a crazy time of
cheap gas and economic dread, yet you’ll hopefully have years of
college to gain skills and experience to be able to drop into a
strong hiring market in an economy that has rebounded.
Focus! Find goals and crush them. Every single one of
you should be practicing your pushups, pullups, squats, streches,
runs, and ping pong ball throwing skills. Download Pimsleur
and start learning a language. Use Lynda to learn to
code. Plan out your academic schedules for your
undergrad. Look into future internships. Get off
Reddit.
Cherish the good times you had and school and look forward to
future good times. I have appreciated getting to know all
of you, but especially those that laugh at my jokes. I have
enjoyed our classes together and the good times we have had; I
know there will be plenty more. I hope you walk away from
things happier and stronger and better able to rock the world
when your time comes you Zoomers.
Llanos