Seniors Open Letters from Their Fourth Grade Selves

Nine CHS seniors received a blast from the past Wednesday in the form of letters they wrote to themselves as Myers Elementary fourth graders in Ms. Erika Wimms’ class during the 2017-18 school year.

Students present to receive their letters included Kamal Addison-Anderson, Madison Alexander, Madelaine Leighton, Jayla E. Martin, Isabella Nicosia, Cynthia Priestley, Courtney Prosser, Henry Wasserman and Umi Young.

“Most of you haven’t changed at all. This is one of my favorite days of the year,” said Ms. Wimms, who has been carrying out this tradition since the 1997-98 school year and will continue to do so into retirement. “I feel so proud seeing all that they have achieved over the years.”

Ms. Wimms presented the students with their letters, some of which were then read aloud for the group to hear. The students were surprised, touched, amused and, in some cases, confounded by what their younger selves wrote. Many of the letters contained career, academic, extracurricular and college aspirations.

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