These past years at TCS have been more than just a journey of academic growth for the Class of 2024; it’s been a transformative experience filled with invaluable lessons in self-advocacy, problem-solving, critical thinking, and more.
As they prepare to begin the next chapter of their academic journey in high school, the leaders of our Pack have all of the skills they need thrive and to make a positive impact in their new school communities.
Congratulations, Class of 2024! We can’t wait to see the great things you will achieve.
Kennedy Barnett
High School: Pace Academy
Q: What is the most important thing you learned at TCS?
A: leadership
Q: How has TCS prepared you for high school?
A: TCS taught me patience and leadership.
Q: What is your favorite TCS memory?
A: Camping trips
Q: When you look back on TCS in later years, what will you remember the most?
A: Inclusivity
Q: What do you hope remains the same at TCS?
A: The relationship between teacher and students.
Mackenzie Cummings
High School: The Lovett School
Q: What advice do you have for next year’s graduates?
A: Don’t give up. You can do this.
Q: What is the most important thing you learned at TCS?
A: How to be a good person
Q: What is your favorite TCS memory?
A: The seventh grade camping trip
Q: When you look back on TCS in later years, what will you remember the most?
A: The people
Q: What do you hope remains the same at TCS?
A: The values
Vivienne Davis
High School: The Galloway School
Q: What is the most important thing you learned at TCS?
A: Treat others the way they want to be treated.
Q: What gives you happiness and hope for a better tomorrow?
A: Being grateful for what I have, and I hope that someday everyone can have the same.
Q: What advice do you have for next year’s graduates?
A: Keep up-to-date on assignments and make sure you turn things in (on Google Classroom).
Q: Who has inspired you? Why?
A: All of my teachers. They have shown me how to be my best self.
Q: When you look back on TCS in later years, what will you remember the most?
A: The community
Jagger Edwards
High School: Woodward Academy
Q: How has TCS prepared you for high school?
A: TCS has shown me that life does not just stop when you feel down, it keeps going. But you have so many people around you who care about you, that can help you up, and build yourself back up.
Q: What’s your favorite TCS PBL unit and why?
A: I enjoyed the World Peace Game in seventh grade because it let me play a sort of politics game in school.
Q: What advice do you have for next year’s graduates?
A: Nothing is impossible to people who try, so try as hard as you can and you can accomplish anything, especially when you are together.
Q: When you look back on TCS in later years, what will you remember the most?
A: All of the friends I have made, the things I have gone through with them, and all of the great moments I have had with them.
Q: What do you hope remains the same at TCS?
A: The idea that everyone is a family/community, and we all help each other.
Guillermo Escobar
High School: The Paideia School
Q: What advice do you have for next year’s graduates?
A: Make sure you pay attention in every class.
Q: What is the most important thing you learned at TCS?
A: To accept others for who they are and to learn how to be yourself.
Q: Who is one person who has inspired you? Why?
A: Rafael Nadal because he inspired me to play tennis and I’ve been playing for 8 years
Q: When you look back on TCS in later years, what will you remember the most?
A: My classmates and teachers.
Q: What do you hope remains the same at TCS?
A: The community and the upper field.
Neil Fleming
High School: Pace Academy
Q: What advice do you have for next year’s graduates?
A: Embrace the outdoor time because in high school you aren’t getting recess
Q: What is your dream job?
A: Being a sports player or being a business owner
Q: What’s the most important thing you learned at TCS?
A: I learned many life lessons.
Q: How has TCS prepared you for high school?
A: They have prepared me for the change in homework load, and how whatever school we go to, it’s going to be bigger so be ready.
Q: Who is one person who has inspired you? Why?
A: My teacher, Carl, because he has taught me a lot of life lessons, he makes jokes with me, and he’s fun to be around.
Q: What do you hope remains the same at TCS?
A: The homework and the play time.
Eli Humphries
High School: Wheeler High School
Q: What advice do you have for next year’s graduates?
A: Stay on top of your homework.
Q: What is the most important thing you learned at TCS?
A: Project-based learning
Q: Who is one person who has inspired you? Why?
A: John Francis because he has helped me learn Spanish the most.
Q: What is your favorite TCS memory?
A: Outdoor ed trips
Q: What is your dream job?
A: Professional athlete
Bethany Jennett
High School: Woodward Academy
Q: What advice do you have for next year’s graduates?
A: My advice would be to enjoy your last year here. I would also take advantage of the freedom that you get in eighth grade.
Q: What’s the most important thing you learned at TCS?
A: The most important thing I learned at TCS is to express myself and emotions. For example, being able to tell someone when you are dealing with something challenging.
Q: How has TCS prepared you for high school?
A: TCS has prepared me for high school because they gave me an abundance of important social skills.
Q: Who is one person who has inspired you? Why?
A: Wilma, a teacher who used to work here, made a lasting impact on my life because she was so caring, helpful and made my years at TCS amazing.
Q: What do you hope remains the same at TCS?
A: I hope that the outdoor ED stays at TCS forever because it allows students to learn while being in an extremely calm environment. It allows you to be creative and learn new things.
Charlie Kimball
High School: Decatur High School
Q: What is your dream job?
A: I want to be an engineer.
Q: What is your favorite TCS memory?
A: I loved kayaking on Sapelo Island.
Q: What’s your favorite TCS PBL unit and why?
A: I am enjoying the Gullah-Geechee unit.
Q: How has TCS prepared you for high school?
A: TCS has prepared me socially.
Q: Who is one person who has inspired you? Why?
A: My dad. We have a lot in common, and he has taught me a lot.
Andrew King
High School: Midtown High School
Q: How has TCS prepared you for high school?
A: Test-taking skills
Q: What is your favorite TCS memory?
A: The Sapelo Island trip
Q: What’s your favorite TCS PBL unit and why?
A: Our food unit in seventh grade, because the project was the most memorable for me.
Q: Who is one person who has inspired you? Why?
A: My brother because he taught me how to stay with something for a long period of time and to not give up on things when a slight inconvenience happens.
Q: What do you hope remains the same at TCS?
A: The outdoor ed trips
Jayden Patel
High School: Druid Hills High School
Q: What gives you happiness and hope for a better tomorrow?
A: The people from this school coming out into the world.
Q: What is the most important thing you learned at TCS?
A: How to socialize
Q: What is your favorite TCS memory?
A: My favorite TCS memory was building my first tent on my first camping trip.
Q: Who is one person who has inspired you? Why?
A: My father. He has inspired me because of the things he has done to protect me.
Q: What do you hope remains the same at TCS?
A: I hope that play stays the same.
James Polazzo
High School: Midtown High School
Q: What advice do you have for next year’s graduates?
A: Try your hardest
Q: What is your favorite TCS memory?
A: kayaking
Q: How has TCS prepared you for high school?
A: How to study
Q: Who is one person who has inspired you? Why?
A: My brother because he is wise
Q: What do you hope remains the same at TCS?
A: The community
Grant Royston
High School: Pace Academy
Q: What is the most important thing you learned at TCS?
A: One of the most important things TCS taught me was to stand up for myself and self advocate.
Q: What advice do you have for next year’s graduates?
A: Stay focused and work harder every year.
Q: When you look back on TCS in later years, what will you remember the most?
A: One thing that I will always remember is all the friends I’ve made along the way and all the great teachers I’ve had.
Q: Who is one person who has inspired you? Why?
A: Carl has inspired me to work harder and do better on all my ELA assignments by encouraging me to work harder while making it fun.
Q: What do you hope remains the same at TCS?
A: I hope TCS keeps having good teachers because I’ve never had a bad teacher and liked all the teachers I’ve had.
Erin Smith
High School: Woodward Academy
Q: What gives you happiness and hope for a better tomorrow?
A: There are good people in the world who want to strive for change.
Q: What advice do you have for next year’s graduates?
A: Don’t worry about the mistakes you’ve made. Instead, keep on working and striving for excellence.
Q: What is the most important thing you learned at TCS?
A: You don’t always have to be perfect to be successful.
Q: How has TCS prepared you for high school?
A: They’ve taught me how to create friends, work in a group, but also work as an individual.
Q: What do you hope remains the same at TCS?
A: The community
Liam Smith
High School: Campbell High School
Q: What is your dream job?
A: I would like to be a entrepreneur.
Q: How has TCS prepared you for high school?
A: In math our teacher treats it like a high school class, so I think it has prepared me for actual high school classes.
Q: What gives you happiness and hope for a better tomorrow?
A: Seeing a good score on a test really makes me excited.
Q: What advice do you have for next year’s graduates?
A: Study hard and stay focused.
Q: What do you hope remains the same at TCS?
A: The teachers
Reina Stewart
High School: Midtown High School
Q: What gives you happiness and hope for a better tomorrow?
A: Planning ahead and expressing gratitude toward others gives me happiness and hope for a better tomorrow.
Q: What is the most important thing you learned at TCS?
A: I’ve learned to control my emotions and express them in a less aggressive and peaceful way. Putting myself in other people’s situations.
Q: How has TCS prepared you for high school?
A: TCS has taught me how to engage, respect and value others’ thoughts and feelings. TCS gives me enough freedom to prepare me for the responsibility of making my own decisions and thinking for myself.
Q: What’s your favorite TCS PBL unit and why?
A: My favorite PBL unit was the World Peace Game. I liked it because it let me feel like I was older and that my decisions reflected what I could do next.
Q: What do you hope remains the same at TCS?
A: I hope the amount of freedom remains.
Tristan Victor
High School: International Baccalaureate Magnet Program, Campbell High School
Q: What is the most important thing you learned at TCS?
A: The most important thing I have learned at TCS is how to think for myself.
Q: How has TCS prepared you for high school?
A: I feel like I could take on any challenge even if I needed some help. I feel like even if things might be hard, I can use the problem solving skills I have learned and prevail.
Q: What advice do you have for next year’s graduates?
A: Stay on top of your work as much as possible. Use a planner if necessary. Have as much fun as you can, and remember you only live once so take some risks.
Q: When you look back on TCS in later years, what will you remember the most?
A: I will probably remember the camping trips we went on together. Some of my favorite TCS memories were made on camping trips, and I will never forget them.
Q: What do you hope remains the same at TCS?
A: I hope the good nature and spirit of the students at TCS remains. I also hope that younger students look up to the eighth graders and respect them just as I had. By that same token, I hope that the eighth graders set a good example for the younger grades.
Dexter Williams
High School: Midtown High School
Q: What gives you happiness and hope for a better tomorrow?
A: Knowing that my friends and family are healthy and safe.
Q: How has TCS prepared you for high school?
A: It has prepared me to never give up and never back down.
Q: What advice do you have for next year’s graduates?
A: Think before you act.
Q: When you look back on TCS in later years, what will you remember the most?
A: The fun PBL units.
Q: What is your favorite TCS memory?
A: Playing soccer during recess or fruit break.
