Alexis White
Aileeka Williams Hailey Williams Gary Wright Key’Shun Zanders
Not pictured:
Deiondray Calhoun
Jacky Cavazos
Julio Celiz Jr.
Danielle Dean
Colleen Gibbone
Jordan Harris
Demeatriona Hawkins
Jalin Hawkins
Jordan Hawkins
Edward McMillan Jr.
Jorge Miguel
Elijah Miller
Malachi Moran
Lee Sheppard
Lakavia Smith
Miguel Thomas
Verdarious Whetstone
Mykelti White
Kevin Yearta Jr.
Miles keeping class together from a distance
by Hayli Zuccola
Cheering since seventh grade, Janiria Miles is no
stranger to uniting her classmates even if the odds
are stacked against them.
Instead of celebrating her senior year at
Hamilton County High School the traditional way, Miles,
who doubles as the varsity cheer captain and Class of 2020
Vice President, is finding ways to overcome the current
COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic that’s taken a toll on
schools across the country.
“Even though our senior year got taken from us, like
everybody else we’re still gonna keep pushing, we’re going
to try to make the best of what we can, do what we can and
try to make memories as much as we can even in a short
amount of time,” Miles said in a phone interview. “Even
if we have to sit on Zoom and talk, we can do it. We just
have to get along as best as we can.”
Before the pandemic shined a light on the 2020 graduating
class, Miles spent her high school tenure earning
various accomplishments including receiving industry certification
in computer technology; Honor Roll and passing
her CNA certification — the latter of which will prepare her
for her future education at Santa Fe College where she plans
to study sonography and become an ultrasound technician.
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