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Seniors at Woodside High School gathered to celebrate Senior Day on May 3 while dressed in their college gear and colors. Students were gleaming with joy as they took photos with their friends and painted their college logos on the admin office windows.
“I spent four years here and it’s a little bittersweet to think about graduating. I love this school,” said Kyla Burfoot who will be majoring in cognitive science at the University of California at Berkeley.
These students started their freshman year of high school with remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic and after four years at Woodside High School, the Class of 2024 will be dispersing across the world. Students will be taking different paths as they go to community college, a 4-year university, a certificate program, the military, a gap year or into the workforce.
Justin Lee who will be attending Stanford University for bioengineering said “obviously it’s still close to home but it’s still going to be a fun experience living away for an extended period of time.”
Seniors during Woodside High School Senior Day on May 3, 2024. Courtesy Arthur Wilkie. 
Seniors during Woodside High School Senior Day on May 3, 2024. Courtesy Arthur Wilkie. 
Seniors during Woodside High School Senior Day on May 3, 2024. Courtesy Arthur Wilkie. 
Seniors during Woodside High School Senior Day on May 3, 2024. Courtesy Arthur Wilkie.
Students will be entering the next chapter of their life carrying elements of the school’s “8 conditions of student success:”
- Belonging
- Heroes
- Sense of accomplishment
- Fun and excitement
- Spirit of adventure
- Curiosity and creativity
- Leadership and responsibility
- Confidence to take action
Students like Izzy Armsby will be carrying the “spirit of adventure” as she’ll be moving across the country to attend the University of Pennsylvania for mechanical engineering.
“I’m looking forward to meeting new people and making new friends and connections when I go to Philadelphia,” said Armsby. “I don’t know anyone going with me so it’s a new chapter and a fresh start. It’s nerve-racking but I’m really excited.”
The windows of the administration office will stay decorated with the class of 2024’s future destinations through graduation and mid-June, a tradition for the seniors at Woodside High School.
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