
09/16/2025
What does this year’s national theme, “Collective Heritage: Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future”, mean to you?
To me, "Collective Heritage: Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future" is about recognizing the sacrifices and traditions that shaped who we are while also taking responsibility for what comes next. Honoring the past means recognizing the sacrifices my family made to build new opportunities and carrying forward the values of resilience and hard work that they passed down to me. Inspiring the future means using that heritage as fuel to push forward, to create opportunities for others, and to show the next generation that our culture should not just be remembered but celebrated! Overall, it serves as a reminder that I'm not just a product of those who came before me, I'm also a bridge to those who will come after me. -Danyelle