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First and Last: the final installment of the year long series focuses on the changing future in front of both Bailey and Lars, senior and freshman. It was at the end of this year’s Back to School Dance when senior Luke Frazier pointed into a crowd of neon and challenged …

First and Last : In the fifth installment,  parents of high school students help nurture their children’s individual identities “I want you to go with a leap of faith and try it,” Angie Askegaard told her son Lars one year ago. “Sometimes you have to trust your gut and your parents’ …

First and Last: The fourth installment examines the process by which seniors and freshmen face different challenges: writing the senior term paper and asking girls to Sno Daze The fourth installment examines the process by which seniors and freshmen face different challenges: writing the senior term paper and asking girls to …

First and Last: The third installment examines the new friendships made by freshmen and the deepening ones made by seniors, as well as schoolwork rigors and applying to college The cookie cutters are out of the cupboards, the Christmas sweaters out of the closets and high-schoolers push through finals week …

First and Last: the second installment examines the exploration of new activities during freshman year and focus on main activities senior year. A calendar hangs in the entrance of the kitchen, its dated boxes overflowing with colorful handwriting. Practice times, meeting places and available drivers are mapped out for the …

First and Last: a year-long series following freshman Lars Askegaard and senior Bailey McKenzie through a year of hopeful starts and emotional endings It was at the end of the Back to School Dance when the music softened to the piano chords of “Lean on Me.” Senior Luke Frazier grabbed …