03/11/2026
“Alex!!!! I can’t believe you’re finishing up your senior year and getting ready to head off to college. It feels like just yesterday you were coming to football games in your cheer uniform to match mine and watching me walk across the stage at my own high school graduation. As this year wraps up, make sure to slow down and soak in all the moments and memories with your classmates. It truly goes by so fast. Before you know it, you’ll be the one looking back as your own kindergarten buddy is graduating and feeling so proud of the person they’ve become, wondering where all the time went. I’m so proud of you, Alex. I can’t wait to see all the amazing things ahead for you! 🎓💚” -Amanda Russell, Class of 2014, Senior Buddy to Alex