In the blink of an eye, the present becomes the past. As graduation approaches, everyone faces the end and the beginning, and Senior Year draws to a close

JEAN  Jean has set aside his dream of the going to the Chicago Art Institute to be with Maria. On a trip to Lake Tahoe to visit a small college they are considering, he sprays a piece on a park restroom wall -- "It needed a little color."

JACQUELINE, JEN & MARIA It's Senior Ditch Day, and at the beach, Jen, Jacqueline and Maria talk about self-esteem, female body image and their own view of themselves.

DERARD Derard has given up football, and aims for a career in sports medicine. It will mean lots of hard work, but "who said life was easy?"

A PASSIONATE EYE 
A web exclusive, the uncut version, with outtakes, of A Passionate Eye, the video Jacqueline, Elizabeth and Helen did for their English class.

At what age do you think young people can be responsible for themselves?

 
From the Message Boards:
 
Subject:
Your Life Purpose
 
JESSALYNN: I don't think growing up is when you put all your teddy bears and Barbies away but when you realize what the purpose of your life is and what you want to do with it.