It’s summertime again and sequels abound,
More action, more explosions without a plot to be found,
The next Star Wars installment will soon hit the big screen,
Jedis may be good with light sabers, but we all know Mazzie’s the queen.
But if we were making a summer sequel out of this class of ‘15,
Would it be action or drama or somewhere between?
Landon can write a screenplay to fulfill our cinematic dreams,
Braeden can write the laugh lines--always sarcastic, never mean.
If it’s a period piece, Trent will be dressed all in tweed,
And of course, in any production Addi will play the lead,
Carinna swears so much it’ll be Rated R before it even begins,
Sadly, for us 16-year-old Lydia won’t be let in,
Unless perhaps, a remake of Chariots of Fire is given the go,
Cameron and Ryan can run--if Zack S. can keep up with his GoPro,
Or maybe the art of theft, we will revamp The Sting,
I’m pretty sure Francois’ already has my cell phone--just listen for the ring,
Or a buddy cop movie--those came around once or twice,
Chad and Tyler L. would be our team like Danny Glover and Mel Gibson--only nice,
McKinley’d be in anything filmed in New Zealand with a little luck,
Mad Max Three? You know Jeff loves to stand and shout on his truck.
For the next Avengers, Cooper can use his mental powers to outwit bad guys,
Chris Adkins will shoot lasers out of his super-slick bow ties,
Jake ”Bikeman” Brady will have titanium-spiked spokes,
While Alex K. lulls villains to sleep with the world’s longest jokes,
The Wonder Twins were my childhood heros saving the world from strife,
Opal and Louise are Twinning for sure, not just in art, but in life.
Treasurer Colin will bankroll any movie as long as we give him a title right now, today,
Studio chief Zach Wilson will green light any project that’s 50 shades of risque.
But are sequels really better the second time they’re brought back?
With S.F.S. 2, if you have to ask, then you don’t know Jack.
Real life drama, well we do have a little if we’re keeping it real,
Hannah backs into cars--but Austin’s too nice to make it a big deal,
Class gossip--you know Zach P.’s got the goods,
And Colby can always tell you what’s going down in the woods.
Students “real” lives have started--Abby gave living abroad a try,
While you were learning to drive, Lukas was learning to fly.
Selena’s hoping to make it big and launch her own label soon,
Megan & Baili raised so much money for schools I get to gold-plate my room,
At 18, David’s already had his first gallery showing,
Alex M. turned Java 101 into a business that’s growing,
Chelsea’s practically a vet--she’s been doing the work,
Kasyn’s chiropractic technique is so good he’ll have you ready to twerk.
We got to watch Jordan grow into a great dad from a kid,
Mark worked so many hours, he probably made more than I did.
This class took gender roles and just cast them aside,
Charity inspired girls on the wrestling mat to stand tall with pride,
Justin & Riley helped show that real men could expose their pain just a bit,
Crystal can carry forty pounds in to fight fire with determination and grit.
Liam came to GSA to prove footballers had heart,
Lane showed that cheerleaders aren’t just about stunts, but also about smarts.
Malia helped girls find their inner strength in the weight room,
Luke was the world’s sweetest guy, while on the field his name still spelled “doom.”
Carmen got to wear a red gown--’cause we know the colors you wear ain’t primary,
And Rose B., I know I should stop thinking of gender as binary.
Maritime themes washed in this year like a new tide brought on by the moon,
Frances helped us learn sea shanties and kept us in tune,
Conner crewed proudly in the Adventuress’ prow,
While Coltan explored the Puget Sound up in the bow,
And it’s Captain Alana on a peg leg--shouting orders all gruff,
Luckily she had first mate Quentin to carry all of her stuff,
Milo was on board to take bearings from celestial maps,
Brenna was just gazing overboard at all the great fish habitat,
When it comes to change, this class is just fine and dandy,
Shiloh had the solution to any problem--just throw candy!
Sean and Isaac learned forms of mushroom filtration,
Anna & Avery could turn that same fungi into a culinary sensation,
Julie helped make sure that the transition to Redhawk nation didn’t bomb,
Heck that proved easier than getting Andrew Anthony to prom.
But there’s really just one question where the answer took us a while:
Is there anything you can do to separate Shae from his smile?
For Senior Projects, Sky made a slideshow that covered our past,
Jonathan helped make sure hard times in a child’s life wouldn’t last,
Hunter worked with kids to help the next generation succeed,
Raquel taught Spanish to fulfill kids’ bilingual needs.
Bike culture was ascendant in the class of ‘15
Cassie rode in the new year with a big splashy bike scene,
Joseph and Joel helped middle-schoolers keep rubber-side down,
Luca welded a bike rack that works almost as well as it sounds.
But mountain biking wasn’t the only sport at this school,
Cecilia’s enlightened instruction made “hot” yoga “cool.”
Megan Lee could throw a fastball screaming with pace,
For tennis we imported Laura, our own Brazilian ace.
If some activities were sports we’d win them hands down,
If Photoshop were a competition Jessica A.’d be state-bound,
Sam coached mock trial ‘till middle-schoolers objected with ease,
If office management were a sport, Kalisca would bring opponents to their knees,
In a niceness event, Tyler I. would apologetically make us all look like fools,
But if inflicting hearing damage were the game--just stand Rose Ridder by the pool.
Mae would take first place in any courage contest,
But when it comes to crafts, Kylee’s hands-down the best,
Becca can bust so many moves she makes Beyonce look like she’s faking,
Erika doesn’t even need to take finals, if she just brings teachers her baking,
Travis would undoubtedly take first in claymation,
Andi wins “Came the Furthest Just for Graduation.”
Well this class of ‘15 they’ve had their day, had their fun,
Now you’ll just catch them in summer reruns,
The movie of their lives will someday be a box office cash cow,
You’d only make more money if you invest like Ms. Dow,
So what’s up for next summer on the big movie screen?
Keep out of the way for the blockbuster class of 2016.
By Benjamin Dow