THE GLENELG SHIELD
  • Home
  • News
  • Features
  • Sports
  • A&E and society
  • Opinions
  • The Forum
  • Shield Staff 24-25
  • 24-25 School Event Photos
  • The Glad Challenge with Ademide Shodunke
  • Coffeehouse

FEATURES

Congrats to the Class of 2018

4/19/2018

 
By Nicole King & Julianna Mirabile

In the blink of an eye, our Seniors this year will be walking across the Merriweather Post Pavilion stage, eager to accept their diplomas. These past four years at Glenelg have flown by, and there are multiple emotions surrounding it. Some are apprehensive and emotional, while 
others excited and ready to leave, and most feeling accomplished and proud of what they have achieved. The Seniors graduating this year have been asked if they had a piece of advice to share that they have acquired over their time at Glenelg. Senior, Maddy O’Brien, says that, “Getting a job and being allowed to get work release was my best decision this year. I’m grateful that I can start saving up for college now.”  Other responses varied from realizing it’s better to have two real friends than ten fake friends, staying true to who you are, starting the college application process early, and wishing they tried more their Freshman year.

The class of 2018 is one to go down in history. Those graduating this year will be the last of the babies born in the 1900s, and the firstborn in the 21st century. This generation were the last to grow up playing outside, the last to know the struggle of rewinding a VCR, and the first to spend hours personalizing Miis to look like our best friends. Most of us still have our childhood best friends’ phone numbers memorized and have ordered our elementary school Halloween costume from a catalog in the mail. In the back of our closets remains the Hannah Montana and Jonas Brothers CDs that are most likely covered in scratches, the notebooks filled with our predicted future from MASH, and old flip phones that were passed down from our parents.

With all this being said, it is pretty clear that this year’s graduating class has experienced it all. From getting their fullest creative potential out of a technology-free childhood, to being the first with Snapchats and Instagrams, these past 18 years were some of the most innovative ones to grow up in. “I think it was sixth grade when I first got an Instagram on my iPod Touch. I think we can all agree that our feed was full of a ‘like for a TBH’ or ‘comment a heart and I’ll rate you’,” Senior Amy Smith recalled when asked about her first social media experience, “I think it’s pretty cool that it’s going to be so easy for everyone to stay in touch after we graduate,” she continued. Though almost every teenager is involved with social media, Smith and several others appreciate that graduation isn’t the end for their high school friendships thanks to these platforms.

When Freshmen year finally rolled around, Alex from Target had his few seconds of fame and the ice bucket challenge was a phenomenon. Sophomore year started out with selfie sticks and ended with the death of Harambe. And Junior year, though a tough one, included viral mannequin challenges, fidget spinners, dabbing, and intense competitions with water bottle flipping. When Senior year snuck up on the class of 2018, they were proud to be the ones wearing red on color day after celebrating their Seniority at an early morning bonfire. With these memories in mind, Seniors were asked to reminisce on their past four years and share their favorite memory as they leave Glenelg behind and take their next step in life:
​
  • Aidan Sedlack: Winning against Linganore in lacrosse Junior year when they were undefeated.
  • Alyssa Vagnoni: Centennial basketball game at the last second when we broke the tie and won.
  • Anna Callahan: Winning lacrosse states in 2016 and meeting my best friends over the years.
  • Beau Parker: Winning Homecoming court Sophomore year.
  • Bethany Stewart: Spontaneously going to Ocean City with my friends the day after Junior year ended.
  • Brendan Rose: Having a combined score of 162-161 against River Hill in football.
  • Brittany Anderson: Staying up all night talking with my buddies at Matt Lipp’s.
  • Cameron Olenick: Getting slapped with red paint on color day Freshmen year so I looked cool.
  • Cecilia Winkler: When my horse won the top 15 in the country.
  • Curtis Rodkey: When someone streaked across the ice rink during the Howard cup.
  • Emily Soeken: Getting into Theater education at East Carolina.
  • Ethan Fenton: During finals Freshman year, the power went out when it was 90 degrees and everyone was sweating in school.
  • Garrett Athey: Trigonometry class Junior year with Ms. Nunemaker.
  • Garrett Mills: One of my last games as a Senior when we defeated River Hill in basketball at River Hill.
  • Georgia Esmond: Winning field hockey states against Hereford my Senior year.
  • Giovanni Saglimbeni: Being in a group with Sam and Drew in engineering Sophomore year.
  • Glenn Brown: Mrs. Jandu’s Statistics class first thing in the morning Senior year.
  • Gloria McComas: Having my Troy Bolton moment when volleyball Senior night was the same night as the Pops concert.
  • Hannah Butera: Waking up at 3am to go to the Senior tailgate.
  • Jordan Nalls: When Fortnite first came out.
  • Josh Heigh: Meeting Julianna Freshmen year.
  • JT Williams: Coming in Freshmen year and meeting the football team.
  • Julia Herboldt: Dancing with my friends in the party bus on the way to Prom.
  • Julianna Mirabile: Hanging out with everyone after winning football and basketball games.
  • Kellie Johnson: Winning Basketball states in 2016.
  • Kennalee Herrod: Moving to Glenelg to finish off high school Junior year.
  • Keri Stevens: Getting work release.
  • Kunal Algera: At the Senior tailgate when someone jumped through a table.
  • Maria Salandra: Ms. Jansson’s class Sophomore year.
  • Mason Steinberg: Beating River Hill Senior year.
  • Matt Lipp: Beating Howard last year and celebrating after.
  • Matthew Hulett: Getting the lead in the fall play this year.
  • Natalie Proviano: When “Forever Country” came on at the Senior tailgate and everyone sang along.
  • Nicole King: Celebrating Halloween at Matt Lipp’s.
  • Rachel Scheinberg: Color day and pep rally every year.
  • Reagan Ahlquist: First day driving to school with my windows down and 70 degree weather.
  • Tony Mobley: Taking the bus to the Damascus football game.
  • Tyler Curtiss: Beating River Hill in the playoffs this year.
  • Tyler Nalls: The Senior tailgate before color day.
  • Victoria Winter: Performing in pep rally.
  • Vincent Gurfolino: Beating River Hill at football games.​

Comments are closed.

    Archives

    May 2025
    April 2025
    December 2024
    November 2024
    October 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    February 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    May 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    May 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    May 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    May 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    June 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016

Features
Sports
A&E
News
Opinions
​Media
Club Spotlight
Staff
Contact Us
  • Home
  • News
  • Features
  • Sports
  • A&E and society
  • Opinions
  • The Forum
  • Shield Staff 24-25
  • 24-25 School Event Photos
  • The Glad Challenge with Ademide Shodunke
  • Coffeehouse