The graduating class of 2012 could be one defined by the historical events and technological advancements experienced during their coming of age school years. Let’s take a look back at some things that marked the class of 2012’s road to graduation.
They were…
- Born when Microsoft stock was splitting every quarter, few homes had computers, the internet was just taking off, The Lion King and Friends premiered
- Born when President Clinton was in the early years his first term
- Babies of many families who moved to the valley when North Bend, not Snoqualmie, was building subdivisions and “cookie cutter” houses
- Potty training when cell phones took off and email was a new word – parents never imagining the teen years would be dominated by the two
- Toddlers when the President Clinton met Monica Lewinsky, was later impeached and home computers were considered a luxury
- Preschoolers when Microsoft invested millions to save Apple, paving the way for the innovative technology that dominated their teen years
- Still in preschool when the first DVD player became available at a $1000 price tag and the first iMac launched
- Still preschoolers when the first Snoqualmie Ridge home was built
- Kindergarteners when the Dot Com bubble burst
- 1st graders when the Nisqually Earthquake struck
- 2nd graders when the towers fell, Osama Bin Laden became enemy #1 and the first iPod launched
- 3rd graders when Snoqualmie Valley passed a bond that built two schools they wouldn’t attend, but built them top-notch high school athletic fields for their years at Mount Si
- 3rd graders when the Iraq war began and seniors when it ended
- 4th graders when Facebook entered the scene, secretly plotting to destroy My Space and take over their future social lives
- Middle schoolers when the iPhone launched and notes were no longer needed to ask a girl out- because TEXTING became their lives
- Getting ready for 7th grade when Twitter launched. Today, it’s hash tag everything
- Just starting high school when the economy crashed, banks folded and the real estate market collapsed
- The last MSHS graduating class to attend 4 elementary schools. Cascade View (5th school) opened as they entered middle school.
- Not subjected to elementary school boundary changes, starting and finishing elementary school with the same friends
- Students at only two middle schools – SMS and CKMS. Twin Falls didn’t exist for them
- North Bend middle school students who took long bus rides to Fall City and Snoqualmie – a normal part of North Bend middle school life
- Freshman when the first African-American was elected president of the United States
- The last class to attend MSHS during crowded years with no portables. Their sophomore year saw the addition of much-needed portable classroom space and the Wildcat Court – and the iPad launched
- Juniors when they pulled together to honor and mourn the loss of a classmate
- Seniors (and Principal Belcher’s first MSHS graduating class) when they decided what their next step in life might be…
They are: Good kids shaped by technology; captivated by social media; loved by parents; good friends with big hearts; survivors; forever connected to the Snoqualmie Valley – their home.
Congratulations Mount Si High School Class of 2012. Good luck wherever your future leads…
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Love it Danna!