Every student holds friendships with certain groups of people within their school. Too often, interesting facts about others fall through the cracks and never get heard, especially in a time where quarantine is real, and we are socially distanced from those who would normally be celebrating the end of an era alongside us. So, in celebration of the 2020 seniors, and in place of our traditional print edition paper dedicated to all things seniors, here are 20 fun facts about the seniors as shared through the annual newspaper senior survey. 

1. “The only one reason I applied to multiple colleges, and subsequently got into an ivy league college [University of Pennsylvania] I didn’t even consider applying to, was because of a program called Questbridge.” – Kaitlyn Lane
2. “I have my pilot’s license and plan on doing Aviation Ministry when I grow up.” – Hayden Hurst
3. “I’ve been bitten by a monkey in Africa.” – Denton Lambert
4. “I have gone to thirteen different schools.” – Zachery Jones
5. “I’ll be the first in my family to attend college, and with a scholarship.” – Makaela Allision
6. “I have competed in four different sports on the varsity level.” – Aliyah Smith
7. “I have swam for five years and played the piano for nine.” – Claire Mallory
8. “I have my own rib from a shoulder surgery.” – Jaci Ticknor
9. “I don’t have a gallbladder.” – Milly Rowden
10.  “I collect autographs.” – Lariat Mantooth
11. “I am a bassist and a sailor.” – Benjamin Sanchez
12. “I am a cabinet builder.” – Kyler Middleton
13. “I sing and write music.” – Sadie Walker
14. “I was born in Decatur, Illinois.” – Gabe Embree
15. “I am the biggest Office fan ever.” – Lizzy Waskom
16. “I have every song lyric from the album “Dark Side of the Moon” memorized.” – Robert Robbins
17. “I enjoy long road trips.” – Tanner Mote
18. “I rodeo and have tattoos.” – Emily Streng
19. “I didn’t get my license until I was 18.” – Corrinn Prechter
20. “I hope to one day own my own bakery.” – Kaitlyn Atkinson

Even in this time of quarantine and missing milestones, it brings joy to know the unique qualities, anecdotes and skills some students from the class of 2020 have to share with us during this time.