WEBVTT 00:00:00.009 --> 00:00:02.970 Almost 60 districts here on the island are headed back 00:00:02.980 --> 00:00:05.799 to school today and one is in the South Huntington 00:00:05.809 --> 00:00:08.310 school district which has a number of changes this year 00:00:08.319 --> 00:00:10.349 , including more programs. That's right. News 12 00:00:10.689 --> 00:00:13.538 League is at Walt Women High School in South Huntington 00:00:13.550 --> 00:00:17.548 . Good morning, Jen. Hey, good morning 00:00:17.559 --> 00:00:20.068 , ladies. It is the last first day of 00:00:20.079 --> 00:00:22.420 school for the seniors here at Walt Whitman High School 00:00:22.429 --> 00:00:25.699 , including these seniors. A lot of James and 00:00:25.708 --> 00:00:28.690 Megan. You guys woke up extra early for senior 00:00:28.699 --> 00:00:30.708 sunrise where we all went on the turf and you 00:00:30.719 --> 00:00:33.298 guys all got together. Was it hard waking up 00:00:33.310 --> 00:00:36.548 this morning knowing that it was your last first day 00:00:36.560 --> 00:00:37.700 ? Yeah, definitely a little bit. You have 00:00:37.709 --> 00:00:39.649 to look presentable and take a bunch of photos, 00:00:40.118 --> 00:00:42.219 but the adrenaline, right. Yeah, definitely. 00:00:42.389 --> 00:00:44.679 What are you guys looking forward to this year? 00:00:44.689 --> 00:00:46.418 I'm looking forward to powder puff. We all get 00:00:46.429 --> 00:00:49.109 together, we all dress up and it's just a 00:00:49.118 --> 00:00:51.770 great time, great school spirit and it's just a 00:00:51.779 --> 00:00:54.418 blast. Now, let's show, turn around and 00:00:54.429 --> 00:00:57.548 show your backpacks because this is something that's pretty cool 00:00:57.609 --> 00:00:59.569 , not James, but for these two girls, 00:00:59.579 --> 00:01:00.029 this is, this is cool that the district, 00:01:00.039 --> 00:01:03.865 you guys go back back to your childhood back pack 00:01:03.213 --> 00:01:06.144 . Yeah, this one is from preschool. Actually 00:01:06.153 --> 00:01:07.713 , I went to like this local, like, 00:01:07.724 --> 00:01:10.055 church preschool and got like, so cute. Like 00:01:10.064 --> 00:01:11.064 , we're all really cute and I just, I 00:01:11.073 --> 00:01:14.513 love looking at the photos and stuff too and I'm 00:01:14.525 --> 00:01:15.114 glad my mom actually kept this as about to throw 00:01:15.174 --> 00:01:18.573 it out. What's the importance about that? Like 00:01:18.584 --> 00:01:19.704 , just having those back paths? Oh, it 00:01:19.713 --> 00:01:23.064 just connects everyone. So a lot of the girls 00:01:23.073 --> 00:01:23.234 do it and some of the guys do it and 00:01:23.245 --> 00:01:26.625 just they all have childhood back. So looks cute 00:01:26.635 --> 00:01:27.683 together. I know this is a really special day 00:01:27.694 --> 00:01:30.495 . A whole new school year. What are you 00:01:30.504 --> 00:01:33.969 guys looking forward to? I'm looking forward to college 00:01:33.980 --> 00:01:34.799 . The goal, the big goal here. Oh 00:01:37.980 --> 00:01:38.448 , but yeah, college definitely is one of my 00:01:38.459 --> 00:01:40.948 big goals. I want to be a P A 00:01:40.959 --> 00:01:42.609 when I grow up. So I, I plan 00:01:42.620 --> 00:01:45.290 on getting into a nice P A school and continuing 00:01:45.299 --> 00:01:46.819 to help people in the future. Awesome. I 00:01:46.829 --> 00:01:49.269 love it. Good luck to you guys go back 00:01:49.278 --> 00:01:51.569 in school. I know class already started. So 00:01:51.579 --> 00:01:53.319 thanks for sticking around and we're gonna speak with other 00:01:53.329 --> 00:01:53.719 people here. I'm gonna send it back to you 00:01:53.730 --> 00:01:56.870 guys in the studio for now. I love James 00:01:56.879 --> 00:01:57.739 . James is like uh forget senior year, I'm 00:01:57.760 --> 00:02:01.349 going to college. Give me those applications. All 00:02:01.359 --> 00:02:02.698 right, Jen. Thanks. So much.