The third annual StuCo organized Senior Sunrise happened Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 5:45 am. The seniors were congregated on the north side of the soccer field as they watched the sun come up.
Although this tradition is relatively new to the school, this years seniors looked forward to going. Senior Will Schieber felt obligated to go.
“It’d be lame if a bunch of people didn’t go. If 10 people showed up, that would be really boring, and I didn’t want to be part of that problem,” Schieber said. “It’s one of the big senior things you kind of have to go to. I know if any of my friends didnt go, I’m gonna think they’re kind of boring.”
Senior Barron Fox shared the same sentiment of wanting to spend time with friends, but he also had his own motivations.
“[I came] because my friends [were] coming, and I wanted to take cute pictures for my senior Scrapbook,” Fox said.
Lots of seniors scrapbook their experiences throughout senior year as a way to remember it. Since Senior Sunrise was the first event for the seniors, it will be the first thing that will be added to many scrapbooks.
Schieber believes that events like Senior Sunrise draw the class closer together..
“I’ve seen a lot on TikTok [where] it’s pictures of their whole class together, and everyone’s having fun,” Schieber said. “It’s that kind of idea, even on a smaller scale of just getting [to see] everyone who I’m friends with [and] walking around, mingling and talking to them. And that’s really appealing.”
Senior Caterina Rivas shares the same idea and finds that senior sunrise helped accomplish building those bonds.
“It gets all the seniors together. It’s a good bonding event, and it’s just a fun event that only seniors have.” Rivas said
While Rivas and Schieber share similar sentiments, senior Olivia Nzioki thinks that senior sunrise is more than an event; it’s a symbol.
“It’s really symbolic because it symbolizes the start of new beginnings. And plus, it’s a really fun thing to do,” Nzioki said.
