Connor Wood, a senior at Pennfield High School, attends the CACC and is in the construction program. He says it helps prepare him for life. He chose the program because he enjoys building things and hopes to work in construction someday after high school. After completing his first year, Wood decided to return for a second year to learn more about building houses and gain more experience. Wood's main goal right now is to learn as much as possible and use what he learns. Wood says the best part of the Career Center is the hands-on learning, which lets them practice real construction skills.

Senior Layla Wesley is ending her high school career as a newcomer to both the Culinary program at the CACC and her first year on the cheer team.

Wesley joined cheer because she has always wanted to cheer but was too scared to try it. She enjoys doing stunts in cheer because they are a lot of fun. A goal Wesley has for cheer is to jump higher on her herkies.

Being Wesley’s first year in the Culinary program at the Career Center, she is excited to cook since it is something she thoroughly enjoys doing.

Some advice she would give to incoming freshmen is “always do your work.” Lastly, Wesley is excited to decorate her cap, one of the last things you get to do senior year, which showcases you to everyone!

Levi Hoffman is a Pennfield High School Bass Drum Marching Band member. We asked Hoffman a couple of questions and got some interesting answers. The first question we asked Hoffman was what motivates him to play bass drum; his response: “I continue to play bass drum because It's fun to hit the drum hard and because nobody else wants to play the bass drum.” Next, we asked him, if your drum harness could talk, what would it complain about most? He responded, “It would probably complain that every band shirt is a dark color, so I sweat more.” We then asked, “If you had to play an entire field show using only kitchen utensils, which one would be your snare stick?” He calmly replied, “The back of a wooden spoon.” Hoffman’s hype/motivation song is a great choice: “I Just Might,” by Bruno Mars. According to Hoffman, he thinks the biggest misconception non-percussionists in the band have about the drumline is that they’re lazy. He reasons that their drums are heavy and hurt their backs.

Tyler McKenzie is a senior at Pennfield High School. For him, Senior Sunrise was a fun way to start senior year, even though he felt it was a little overhyped. McKenzie's favorite part was seeing his senior friends and taking in the moment. 

Being a senior gives McKenzie mixed feelings. He’s excited for the next chapter of his life, but knows he’ll miss seeing his friends every day and making memories at school. McKenzie's advice to other students is simple: “Try new things and don’t be afraid to be yourself.”