When the class of 2020 came back from spring break, the world was a different place. In Kentucky, Governor Beshear had us ready for a lockdown. In Bowling Green, President Caboni had announced an extension on WKU’s spring break, which started as a week and turned into the rest of the semester (kind of). COVID-19 had hit, and the world had to hit pause.

Unfortunately for the class of 2020, this meant canceled events, canceled “lasts” of college, and canceled graduation. That’s why these photos of Aleah are coming a year late—she received her diploma in the mail in the summer of 2020, but never got to walk across the graduation stage.

Aleah and I went to the same high school, but it wasn’t until a mutual friend introduced us that we became friends. I was in my sophomore year when Aleah came to WKU, and that is when we became best friends!

Aleah is creative, passionate, intelligent, reflective, and hilarious. She’s also absolutely beautiful and can work magic with a makeup brush and an online shopping cart. I adore her and I am so happy to share a few of her (delayed) senior photos!

Introducing Aleah, Western Kentucky University Class of 2020.