As senior Katherine Woodruff frosted her first Minnie Mouse cupcake, she felt the tears begin to well up in her eyes. The Disney-inspired cupcakes were not shaping up to what she had hoped for. She made...

When sophomore Jake Phillips first came out of the closet at the end of seventh grade, he lost many of his “friends,” and his par­ents struggled to understand. At that point he could have retreated...

        Lindsey Cunningham, escorted by senior Matt Kelly How did you ask your escort to homecoming? I painted his car and made a scrapbook [for him] from when we were little. What...

          Paige Fanguy, escorted by senior  Sam Chapin How did you ask your escort to homecoming? Right after school I texted him, and he said that he would be honored. What...

        Morgan Reimler, escorted by senior Landon Fitzpatrick How did you ask your escort to homecoming? [Fitzpatrick] actually asked to be my escort, which isn't the traditional way,...

          Alexis Bumby, escorted by senior Will Echelmeier How did you ask your escort to homecoming? I told him that I had to ask him a really important question and then I just...

        Sarah Henzel, escorted by senior Diego Huaman. How did you ask our escort to homecoming? I looked deeply in those beautiful eyes of his and said, " Will you be my escort,...

        Pascale White, escorted by senior Sean Himmelberg How did you ask your escort to homecoming? I asked him if he wanted to go to homecoming with me by a rose and some chocolate. What...

        Sami Kanago, escorted by senior Connor Gundy. How did you ask your escort to homecoming? When he told me he hated me I said "I guess that means you don't want to take me to...

          Whitney Wipfler, escorted by senior Scott Coffelt  How did you ask your escort to homecoming? Um, well, let’s see. I made him cookies and wrote on the plate, “Will...