We know why we do what we do, but what about you? Maybe you’re still figuring it out or maybe you haven’t found it. Maybe you haven’t even started. Wherever you are that's okay, we'll find it together. It's important we know our whys because it's what powers us. They’re what drive us. Even if we don’t think about why we do something, it's the reason why we did it. It’s the reason we come to school everyday and do what we can. It’s why we stay at AJ despite the stigma. It's why we make the most of our time here even though it’s only four years. Some of your classmates already figured it out. Maybe their stories of finding their why can help you with your’s.

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Why did Kendall Powell still go to Ecuador to help people even when she was already working hard on being StuCo class president? It was because helping people was the passion of her and her church. Why do we spend weeks never dressing up for school then come perfectly dressed for picture day? It’s because we know that those photos are the ones we’ll open the yearbook up to see for years to come. Why did Solomon Nesbitt turn away from band and football only to come back to both in high school? It took him a little while to find out what to do, but once he did he knew he had to stick with it. Why are we quiet in our classes but scream the loudest when the spirit stick comes out? Why is Keegan Keyes using a movie he created to raise awareness for the media club? He knew it was how he could reach people in his own special way.

Why do we do anything? What drives us to do it that way? Now you see it isn’t so easy to find out. It wasn’t easy for us either. We know finding your why is hard - so we found it for you.