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We began our extraordinary high school careers by walking through the gym doors for freshman orientation. After walking though the giant wooden “D” for ‘Drake,’ the incoming freshman gathered on the bleachers to experience their first P-I-R-A-T-E cheer and were formally introduced to their first high school rally.

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The second rally of the year in October of 2018 was the class of ‘22’s first ever time watching our school Dance Troupe. Though cheerleaders are what you expect coming into high school, Dance Troupe exceeded all expectations with their intensely choreographed dances.

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The first homecoming dance was one of two for the class of 2022. This country-themed boogie marked 22’s very first high school dance, displaying what we thought the next three years of high school would be like.

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A bit fancier than homecoming, we were able to dress up for our first winter formal of high school.

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In the second semester of our sophomore year, we lost Shayne Rebbetoy as he transitioned into his spiritual form. We continue to mourn the loss of his bright energy.

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After a year and a half of high school, AWHS transitioned into virtual school due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally planned to be an extra two-week-long spring break, no one realized how long it would be until we returned to in-person schooling one year later.

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At the end of the 2019-2020 school year, the AWHS community was struck with the loss of Millie Milstead, a vibrant chemistry teacher who had great influence on AWHS and the surrounding community.

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The summer of 2020, when the name change process was announced at our school, the “Sir Francis Drake High School” sign was taken down from the main gym at the front of our school. Before we returned to school that fall, we were unsure of the name of the school we were attending.

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Throughout the duration of the name change process, AWHS chose to use the name ‘HS 1327,’ as the address of the school is 1327 SFD. Although it was not the final name, for almost an entire school year, students were referring to their high school as ‘HS 1327.’

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Returning back to in-person school was never expected to feel normal, but returning back to school irregularly on a randomly assigned schedule was very unexpected. Masked up and spread out, AWHS returned to hybrid learning, with some classes at home on Zoom and some on campus again.

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One of the biggest events for all grades at AWHS was the name change. Our school’s identity changed dramatically and all students had to adjust and transition into the new school name. Archie Williams was a former computer science and math teacher at what was Drake. He was an Olympic athlete and served in the U.S. military.

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Going into the summer before the 2021-2022 school year, AWHS chose its new mascot, the Peregrine Falcon.

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Though it was not the same as any others in the past, the first rally back after the COVID-19 shutdown was also the first rally to ever have the F-A-L-C-O-N cheer included in it. Marking Dance Troupe’s big comeback, the rally signified the return of a semi-normal high school experience at AWHS.

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Interim principal LaSandra White was appointed permanent principal at AWHS. She had been interim principal for the duration of the 2021-2022 school year and was announced as permanent principal by the TUHSD board of trustees.

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After almost a full year of virtual, hybrid, and masked school, AWHS students and staff were finally able to see each other’s full faces after the district lifted the mask mandate. Some saw their friends’ and teachers’ faces for the very first time.

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Due to COVID-19, the class of 2022 was unable to have a prom junior year, making the 2022 senior prom the first and last for many.

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After four of some of the craziest years for the class of ‘22, our high school careers end as we walk across the graduation stage on June 10, 2022.

CONGRATLATIONS!