Hello Spartans! Many of you may know me as the “Knower of All Things D11” or even the “Knower of All Things Doherty.” My name is Hunter Portaleos, and I am a senior here at Doherty, and am PROUD TO BE A SPARTAN! Through my years here at Doherty and in D11 I have gained so many different experiences, such as: stage managing theater performances, running social media for D11, being part of a Student Advisory Board with superintendent Dr. Thomas, and working on all four yearbooks. The list goes on forever. I was asked to write a little bit about myself and how I am handling the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Through this very unpredicted time, I am making sure that not only myself, but everyone around me is okay. I would like to say that being a senior during this time has been hard because I, and all other seniors who have worked hard the last 13 years to hit a huge milestone in our lives, might not be able to walk across the stage, or go to our last prom, participate in events, sign yearbooks, and the list goes on.

I know that many seniors, their parents, and all families, are worried that they may not get to see their senior walk, but I can assure you that the District along with Doherty, will do all they can to celebrate the #Classof2020!

I am not sure what I will be doing during our time off as I am always at school and a known joke between me and many of the admin and staff is “I have a room somewhere in the school with a cot and blanket” so I can sleep there since I am there almost all the time. But of course that’s not true.

I would like to close this out with saying, I know we as SPARTANS can get through this as we have the last four years with natural disasters and so much more.

Thank you for reading!

Hunter Portaleos