Best of the Class 2008 honored

KENNETT SQUARE - April 23, 2008 They are graduating seniors with big plans.

Harrison Webb of Woodbury High School says, "I want to be a doctor."

Monique Henry of Germantown High School says, "I want to be an accountant/ business administration."

Mary Shorey of Tower Hill High School says, "I want to be on Broadway."

Bryn Carroll of Gwynedd Mercy Academy says, "I'd like to be a pediatric oncologist."

Their goals and their grades in high schools across the Delaware Valley earned them the distinction of being the best of the class

Every year graduating seniors gather at Longwood Gardens to take in the beauty, and to take their very own beauty shots in the form of video portraits that will air on 6abc throughout the summer on Saturday nights. It's a beloved tradition that puts the best and the brightest in the spotlight.

Politics are among the topics discussed by the students during a one hour special, but the portion of the taped production that is all time favorite is the donning of their colorful caps and gowns and then there is the promenade inside the conservatory, and the group shots.

Tamela Edwards and Matt O'Donnell will host the best of the class special which will air on May 31st.

Of course, the real stars are these students who appreciate being featured in a positive light.

"It shows people that you can achieve this and it's a good model for people," Brittany Bowman of Sanford School said.

"I think it's a great way to expose these kids and show the community that some kids are doing really great things," Krisia Pena of Paul VI High School said.

"We can achieve and we're going to be the leaders of the future," Erika Torres of Burlington County Institute of Technology said.

They are the Best of the Class 2008.