My Seniors
My seniors. That may sound like a strange moniker for me to use, but that's what they are. You see, with the exception of one elective class, all I teach are seniors. In fact, I teach nearly every single senior at East Wake Academy. Our superintendent refers to me as "The Gatekeeper." This whole situation where, in North Carolina, our schools are closed until at least May 15, breaks my heart for my seniors. While everyone else is inconvenienced by schools closing, my seniors are missing out on key events they've waited years to experience. While most of them have been to prom, they have not been to prom as a senior. They do not have an opportunity to wear a crown as Prom Queen or Prom King. Many of my young ladies spent countless hours shopping for that perfect dress, only to lose the opportunity to wear it while dancing with their best friends and classmates and making funny poses in the photo booth. For most of them, they didn't even get an opportunity to be ask...