Despite many of them going their separate ways this fall, Sevastopol’s co-valedictorians Nicole Zawojski, Jack deYoung, Lezly Ruiz, and Brooklyn Brauner know that Saturday’s graduation ceremony is not a goodbye forever. Zawojski, Ruiz, and Brauner have gone to school together since four-year-old kindergarten. DeYoung was able to fit in after his family moved to the area in fifth grade. All four of them are thankful for the experiences they were able to have together.

Zawojski, Ruiz, deYoung, and Brauner were united regarding their advice for future graduation classes about not wasting opportunities.

Zawojski plans on studying aerospace engineering at Notre Dame. DeYoung and Ruiz are also considering engineering programs when they attend UW-Madison this fall. Brauner will head to Yale to double major in political science and English with a certificate in Spanish before she enters a pre-law program. 

You can listen to the entire interview with the four co-valedictorians by clicking this link.