By Anna Witters
Through their years of high school, New Prairie seniors have gathered many memories. From 2016 to 2020, the Class of 2020 is sure to remember these memories from their high school years.
In 2016, there was some memorable music. According to the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 chart, the top ten songs were-
“Love Yourself” by Justin Bieber
“Sorry” by Justin Bieber
“One Dance” (featuring Wizkid and Kyla) by Drake
“Work” (featuring Drake) by Rihanna
“Stressed Out” by twenty one pilots
“Panda” by Desiigner
“Hello” by Adele
“Don’t Let Me Down”(Featuring Daya) by The Chainsmokers
“Can’t Stop The Feeling” by Justin Timberlake
“Closer” (Featuring Halsey) by The Chainsmokers
The Presidential elections also took place in 2016. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by 2.1%. However, Republican candidate Donald Trump received 304 of the electoral votes, claiming the title of President of the United States.
In 2017, football was a big part of the year. All of the most-watched television broadcasts were football games.
Super Bowl LI (FOX) - 112 million viewers
NFC Playoff-Sun (FOX) - 48.5 million viewers
AFC Championship (CBS) - 48.1 million viewers
NFC Championship (FOX) - 46.3 million viewers
NFC Wildcard Game (FOX) - 39.5 million viewers
2017 was also a popular year for bookworms. Most of these books have been adapted into either movies or television shows.
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
Origin by Dan Brown
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway by Jeff Kinney
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Camino Island by John Grisham
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
The Rooster Bar by John Grisham
The Shack by William P. Young
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
The Class of 2020 may also remember 2018 as a year full of great movies. From a mix of animation, action, and romance, anyone was sure to find a movie they loved.
”Black Panther” ($700,059,566 gross)
“Avengers: Infinity War” ($678,815,482 gross)
“Incredibles 2“ ($608,581,744 gross)
“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” ($417,719,760 gross)
“Deadpool 2” ($324, 512,774 gross)
“Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” ($266,280,410 gross)
“Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” ($235,506,359 gross)
“Mission: Impossible- Fallout” ( $220,159,104 gross)
“Ant-Man and the Wasp” ($216,648,740 gross)
“Solo: A Star Wars Story” ($213,767,512 gross)
2019 was the Class of 2020’s senior year. Many television shows were very popular this year. These include:
“Fleabag”: Season 2
“Undone”: season 1
“Barry”: season 2
“Better Things”: season 3
“One Day at a Time”: season 3
“Rick and Morty”: season 4
“Dark”: season 2
“Broad City”: season 5
“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”: season 6
2019 was also a year of unique baby names. Some of the names were even related to pop culture.
Girls:
Sophia
Olivia
Emma
Ava
Aria
Isabella
Amelia
Mia
Riley
Aaliyah
Boys:
Liam
Jackson
Noah
Aiden
Grayson
Caden
Lucas
Elijah
Oliver
Muhammad
This year’s seniors are sure to remember the memorable moments from their high school careers. They will remember their homecomings, proms, football games, pep rallies, and more. Even though their senior year got cut short, it was for sure one to remember.
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