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Event Details:
Date: Sunday, May 18, 2025
Time: 3:30-5:30 PM
Location: The Thomas Center, Gainesville, FL - 302 NE 6th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
Our 2025 homeschool graduates:
VICTORIA GRIFFIN
Favorite part of homeschooling: Being able to choose my classes and study what I’m interested in, while having space in my days for downtime and musical recreation.
Favorite color: Green (all shades besides neon.)
Favorite book series: “There’s no such thing as bad weather” (Scandinavian parenting book)
Favorite class at Santa Fe: Developmental Psychology or ASL 4
Favorite instrument: Piano
Favorite band: The Indigo Girls
Favorite hobbies: Making music, playing music, pottery, soccer, acting, and reading
Favorite senior year moment: Finding out I got into college TWICE on the soccer field.
Nominate yourself for a superlative: "most likely to..." “Think the world is ending because she’s hungry.”
Advice for future graduates: If you feel like the world is ending, you probably need a snack or a walk. Or both. Try both before you decide to yell at other people.
ELI HUNTER
Favorite part of homeschooling: being with my family all the time/being able to explore nature instead of being sad in a classroom
Favorite color: fog over the ocean like in a pirate movie
Favorite book series: rangers apprentice, big book of Tashi
Favorite homeschool class: creative writing
Favorite instrument: trombone/Cajon
Favorite band: tophouse
Favorite hobbies: pottery/hiking/playing at festivals
Favorite senior year moment: getting up early and icing in the pool with my family
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Advice for future graduates: don’t sweat the small stuff especially if you have a tiger mom/ watch surfs up, and don’t let the initial challenge stop you from doing new things
LILY WHITEHURST
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Our 2025 bonus Neon Rooster graduates:
ESTHER PACK
Favorite part of homeschooling: Meeting new people and learning things I’ve never heard about.
Favorite colors: Purple
Favorite book series: Mistborn series
Favorite class at Santa Fe: Art class
Favorite instrument: Harp
Favorite band: TV girl
Favorite hobbies: journaling, creative writing, and art
Favorite senior year moment: The day that I realized I wouldn’t have to pay for college because of my scholarships!
Nominate yourself for a superlative: Most likely to live alone with cats and bunnies in a cottage
Advice for future graduates: Even though it can be a tough journey, you have to keep plugging through all the way to the end. (Wow so inspiring lol)
LILAH HABECK
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And our most recent homeschool college (FSU) Graduate:
ABBY HALL - B.A. In Creative Writing and Computer Science
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