This Thursday morning, seniors seemed a little more excited than usual to be at school.
After 30 minutes of anticipation sitting at their desks, an announcement interrupted classes at 8 a.m., releasing seniors to their only destination of the day: the annual senior breakfast, where superlatives were to be announced and the class of 2018 panorama picture was to be taken.
“I am really excited,” senior Megan Hernandez said on the morning of the breakfast. “I had always heard about past senior breakfasts, but now I get to finally experience it.”
Seniors lined up on each side of the cafeteria to gather their breakfast items of choice before heading back to their tables and friends.
“I eat with my friends at lunch all the time,” Samantha McVay said. “But this is different. This is more meaningful and celebratory, and I am so happy to have experienced it with the people I care for.”
Aside from eating bagels, danishes, and fruit together, the senior breakfast also served as the announcement for final winners of senior superlatives. Student Government Association (SGA) advisor Natalie Flaten took the microphone to introduce the winners of each category, quipping that she was more than prepared to “make [the] day, or break [the] day,” for superlative nominees.
Thirty seven categories spanned from “Most Likely to Succeed” to “Best Eyes,” with 74 final male and female winners.
Senior Corrie Menton, recipient of the “Most Changed” superlative, described her nervousness at winning in her category.
“When I won, walking across the [room] I felt happiness, but also I felt anxiety because I knew my whole class was watching me,” she said. “But the waiting game was truly nerve-wracking.”
As seniors stood to receive their awards one by one, the class officers and sponsor Angela Lawrence congratulated them with applause for every superlative called. The winners would receive a sash, which they wore throughout the day.
The breakfast and superlatives were not the only highlights of the day, however. After another half hour of mingling with friends, the12th grade assistant principal Vera Perkovich announced to the seniors that it was time for the senior panoramic photo in the mini gym.
The class divided into groups based on shirts they had decorated for the panorama, many of which were made up of inspirational, meaningful or witty phrases. One letter was marked on each person’s shirt, which created a sentence or statement when they stood in line.
Megan Hernandez’s group created “Later Dudes,” bidding goodbye to CCHS – but not just yet.
After completing the panoramic, class officers gave out important information about cap and gown orders, along with senior sweats and more graduation information. Before heading home, however, Cowboy Television asked seniors to open their next segment. As they stood on the bleachers waiting for the cue, some seniors couldn’t help but smile wide as they counted down for CTV.
Photo by Colin Camblin
