Class of 2023 Starts School with Senior Sunrise

Silvia Ciacci, Heritage Index Editor| September 11, 2022

  • Preston Sanderville ’23 hands a notebook to a friend. Seniors were able to write letters to their future selves as the sun rose.

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  • Sitting in the practice field, Aria Merchant ’23 writes a letter to her future self. Seniors will read these letters at Senior Sunset at the end of the year.

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  • Seniors Annette Ho and Akhil Gharpurey concentrate on write letters to their future selves while watching the sunrise.

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  • Seniors Emma Hoskin, Isabelle Hunt, and Koby Rutherford laugh on the practice field as the sun rises.

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  • A group of seniors laugh and chat as they sit on the practice field watching the sun rise.

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On Tuesday, Sept. 6, seniors participated in their annual senior sunrise tradition at the grass fields. Seniors brought blankets and snacks to share with their friends and laid down across the field to watch the sunrise together. This sunrise signified the beginning of their last year of high school. 

“The event was pretty successful,” Senior Class President Amy Simon ‘23 said. “It was so exciting to see how many seniors were willing to wake up so early to celebrate the new [school] year together.”

Students were able to buy class shirts for $5. Additionally, they were able to write letters to their future selves.

“We completely sold out on t-shirts,” Simon said. “I think it was really special to be able to write the letters to our future selves together. I’m looking forward to seeing our letters at the end of the year.”

Students will be able to open their letters during senior sunset at the end of the year. They will be able to reflect on their time at Westwood and bring their final year of high school to a close.