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more insight on what both the town and the high school are like compared to most other schools. I have been to four different schools, not including Yellow Springs, and I can say with confidence that both this town and school are amazing. I grew up in San Bernardino County out in California and most of the schools weren’t highly rated and bully- ing was intense. At my middle school, Ranchero, I saw fights every couple of weeks. Teachers were paid horribly and, of course, dealt with both lack of pay and kids who were attempting to push the teachers’ buttons. When I came to this school, I never even dreamed a school could have such a handle on its bullying problems. No matter where you go, there will always be people who thrive on pushing others around, but at YSHS, in my entire high school experience I only saw one or two fights. Everyone here at the school knows each other and the teachers actually care about their students and their futures. I would say most of the teachers would be willing to give extra help to any who asks for it. Of course, every school has its issues, but the only one I can see at YSHS is just my personal distaste for PBL. My years through high school were prob- ably my most enjoyable school years of my life, thanks to both the school and the people I met. Especially in my last two years, I was always out with friends enjoying myself, but this pandemic made that pretty much impossible. Me and my friends still will get on a group channel and talk to each other, usually playing games online together. This pandemic did, however, cancel a trip some friends and I were going to take out to Seattle and down to south California, where I grew up. This is a trip we have been planning since the start of our senior year and it is really disap- pointing that we won’t be going on it. I have, however, gotten closer to my family at home. Usually I was gone with friends, but now I talk and watch TV more with my parents. This pandemic did give me more incentive to start on some stuff that my parents have been wanting me to do, like painting, fixing our fans and clean- ing up our yard. Ian Hawkins Parents/guardians: Rachel Goff, Josh Hawkins Hey guys it me, Ian Hawkins here, back for another Senior Supplement. I was generously given this time by the YS News to talk about my experience as a member of the 2020 graduating class, although I do not necessarily wish to respond to the prompts that were given to me. First of all, let me just say that this is happening 49 years too early. Secondly, I feel I owe a great deal of thanks to the people I’ve gotten the chance to meet in Yellow Springs, regardless of whether the impact they had was positive or negative. Thirdly, I feel it’s very important for me, as a member of everyone’s favorite local band Trash Fart, to say that if you are one of the few people to have found a CD of ours and have also managed to listen to every track before throwing it away, you are entitled to a large sum of cash. If you are one of these lucky people, feel free to shoot us an email at trashfartofficial@ gmail.com . Now, as I fear this supple- ment submission may never reach the highly sought after “400–600 words,” I leave you with a few links: • www.youtube.com/ watch?v=vf3KVwFGpjA • www.youtube.com/ watch?v=vxLBvmMBNgQ • www.trashfartofficial.wixsite.com/ homepage, and of course • www.youtu.be/2qLmqW-v19A Remember to tell your friends. Can you guys print emojis? I really hope so. Vaughn Hendrickson Parents/guardians: Lori Kuhn, Karl Hendrickson Leading up to my senior year, I could not have expected a disease of this mag- nitude to sweep the earth. The effects that it has had on my life range from minor inconveniences to complete schedule changers. With no in-person classes from 8:45 to 3:30, I’ve had much more time to relax and learn new things. I would like to thank my mom, my dad, my two sisters and my friends, especially Phillip, Sean, Finn, Henry and Cedar. I would also like to thank all the teachers I’ve had throughout my educa- tion thus far, especially Ms. Lohmeyer, Mr. Lydy, Mr. Smith, Mr. Day, Ms. Mor- rison and Ms. Lutz, for going above and beyond by supporting me all throughout my growing high school years. I would also like to thank everyone who coached refereed, or helped in any way with the rec soccer program. Thank you Coach Ben, Assistant Coach Mark and all the alumni that came back to help. Recently, while working on tasks for AP Research, I stumbled across a video where David Goggins was being interviewed. This was the first time I had heard of him, but in the coming months I watched more and more videos and interviews and learned more and more about his life. If I were to summarize it for you within the word limit, I would have to leave something important out. So I’ll let you dive into the amazing life story that is David Goggins, and believe me, you should. He inspired me to explore self-improvement, a topic I now value deeply. What I really valued about my Yellow Springs experience is all the opportuni- ties. I enjoyed the sense of community and how nice and caring everybody is. I like how small Yellow Springs is because I can go basically anywhere in town on foot or on my bike. Being so small does come with downsides, though. If I could change one thing about my Yellow Springs experience, it would be to explore more of what Yellow Springs has to offer sooner because I only just realized how much of Yellow Springs I haven’t seen before. My plans after graduation are to attend Western Colorado University to study exercise science and specialize in high-altitude performance. Other than the possibility of not physically attending Western for the first semester or two, I don’t think my plans for after high school have been affected very much. In 10 years, I see myself working at some job where I get to apply all the knowledge I obtained in college and work with other people who foster growth and improvement. Aaliyah High Parents/guardians: Qian High, Amanda Rodriquez I’m just going to start off and say that I didn’t grow up here, I just live here, and I’m glad that’s the case. I moved here during the beginning of my sophomore year, so I’ve only lived here for about three years now. All I can say is that it was decent, to say the least. There’s not much that I like about this place except that it’s very peaceful at night and that I met my best friend here. This pandemic made me feel like none of this is worth it; like all of my hard work to finally graduate just doesn’t matter, and that’s honestly a bummer because it made my motivation to do anything decrease rapidly. Another thing this pandemic has done was completely dismantle my social life in terms of going out with friends and such. I probably can’t go out until next year because these bozos don’t know how to stay inside their homes for two weeks. If everyone would’ve stayed inside like they were supposed to, then everything would be alright. Now look at us. No prom, no graduation, no nothing. Speaking of nothing, that’s probably what I plan to do after graduation. My plans might have changed because if this pandemic never happened, I would have the motivation to go to college. What I value most right now is time, silence and patience, because during this time, I can at least learn more about myself and the world around me. But since we’re being positive here, I will admit I had a few good experiences. My favorite one in general was just getting to meet my friends because I would be a different person without them. Shout- out to Robyn, Alexis and Katy! I wouldn’t change anything because if I didn’t move Yellow Springs High School  CLASS OF 2 0 2 0  A Special Section of the YEllow Springs News  |  May 28, 2020    5 Emporium Wines/Underdog Café Glen Garden Gifts Greene County Career Center Greene County Public Health O u r S p o n s o r s  here, my life would be completely dif- ferent. In 10 years, I see myself — well, I don’t know actually. It’s kind of blurry for me right now, but I hope things get better. Julia Hoff Parents/guardians: Wendy Ricks-Hoff, Darren Hoff This pandemic is hard for everyone, and although for seniors it is particularly sad, I find myself feeling guilty. Yes, we had our senior year, and graduation taken away. Yes, it’s devastating, and yes, we’re missing out on things that we’ve been waiting for for years. However, my family is safe, the people that I love are healthy and in comparison to the brutal- ity of this virus, my senior year being ruined does not feel that difficult. Processing this guilt, the heaviness of the devastation that our world is facing because of COVID-19 and the loss of not only senior year but also summer, a normal freshman year and normal life as a whole can get to be very overwhelming. In these times, I find myself reflecting on the things that I am grateful for. The impact that Yellow Springs High School has had on me is incomparable. What I’ve always loved about YSHS is that it’s not just about who you are as a student, but who you are as a person. I’ve been tested in more ways than I can count at YSHS. Socially, academically, in my leadership skills, in my kindness to others, etc. It certainly has not been easy, but genuine personal growth never is. I am not only grateful for how my school has shaped me, but also the support that comes with it. The faculty at YSHS make it truly spe- cial: I have seen that come to light in new ways during this quarantine. I didn’t real- ize how much I would miss them until now. I miss the little check-ins in the hall that I would have with Mrs. Morano; working with Mrs. Sparrow-Knapp on whatever monologue I’m learning at the time; Mr. Lydy’s jokes and kindness, the way that I always felt unconditional sup- port from Mrs. Morrison; Mr. Hatert and Mr. McCoy greeting us in the morning; how my day would get 10 times better just by seeing Mrs. Materne in the hall, and so much more. Before the pan-