Dear PWCS Class of 2020,
We
were
in
your
shoes
just
four
years
ago,
celebrating
our
high
school
graduations
with
our
family,
friends,
and
school
communities.
Our
accomplishments,
hard
work,
and
perseverance
were
widely
praised.
Your
senior
year
of
high
school
did
not
end
traditionally.
No
one
expected
March
13
to
be
the
last
day
you
would
walk
down
the
halls
of
your
school,
the
last
day
to
say
goodbye
to
friends
you
may
have
known
since
kindergarten,
or
the
last
day
to
say
thank
you
to
teachers
who
helped
you
become
the
young
adults
you
are
today.
There
is
a
certain
kind
of
disappointment
and
sadness
when
we
look
at
all
of
the
graduates
who
came
before
us.
We
see
all
the
traditions
they
were
able
to
experience
and
the
important
goodbyes
that
they
had
time
to
say,
and
wonder
why
us?
Well,
the
Class
of
2020
was
never
a
class
of
followers;
we
were
always
meant
to
lead
the
pack.
We
are
one
of
the
most
resilient
classes
of
graduates.
Despite
our
own
disappointment,
we
found
ways
to
spread
messages
of
hope.
We
gave
back
to
our
communities
in
a
time
of
need.
We
probably
checked
in
on
our
friends
and
family
more
so
than
the
graduating
classes
that
came
before
us.
After
shedding
a
few
selfish
tears,
we
realized
that
our
graduation
became
so
much
more.
The
unprecedented
circumstances
for
both
of
our
graduating
classes
led
to
the
creation
of
a
special
bond
between
us.
The
last
months
of
our
studies
and
training
were
not
easy,
but
through
it
all;
we
never
gave
up.
The
diploma
we
receive
whether
on
a
stage,
by
mail,
or
through
a
carpool
line,
can
never
be
taken
back.
We
earned
it.
We
overcame
adversity
and
we
had
to
dig
deep
to
find
confidence
in
ourselves
when
it
seemed
like
nothing
was
going
right.
This
experience
provided
us
a
very
important
life-lesson.
We've
learned
to
never
take
routine
for
granted
and
expect
tradition
because
things
can
change
overnight.
We
didn't
get
the
ending
that
we
thought
we
would,
but
we
still
crossed
the
finish
line.
We
are
headed
into
a
world
that
is
forever
changed
by
a
new
normal,
but
we're
ready
to
face
it
and
leave
it
a
better
place
than
we
found
it.
That
was
always
part
of
our
story.
We
just
happened
to
take
the
road
less
traveled.
We
have
many
good
times
ahead
to
look
forward
to.
We
have
cheerful
hellos
that
are
going
to
be
said
again.
We
have
incredible
goals
in
our
futures
that
we
haven't
even
started
pursuing.
And
most
importantly,
there
will
be
many
more
accomplishments
to
celebrate.
We
are
the
resilient
Class
of
2020.
Congratulations
fellow
graduates!
Sincerely,
Representatives
from
Prince
William
County
School's
Class
of
2016;
Jon
Adrian
-
Potomac
High
School
'16
and
University
of
William
and
Mary
'20
Afnan
Ali
-
Woodbridge
High
School
'16
and
George
Mason
University
'20
Sonali
Dixit
-
Osbourn
Park
High
School
'16
and
Virginia
Commonwealth
University
'20
Brooke
Duckworth
-
C.D.
Hylton
High
School
'16
and
United
States
Air
Force
Academy
'20
Kelechi
Nwanevu
-
Forest
Park
High
School
and
The
Governor's
School
@
Innovation
Park
'16
and
University
of
Virginia
'20
Kacey
Ruben
-
C.D.
Hylton
High
School
'16
and
High
Point
University
'20