FOX 4 is sharing the stories of some southwest Florida graduates and their accomplishments.
Meet Walter Johnson a senior at Port Charlotte High School.
SOCIAL DISTANCING HAS BEENKEEPING PEOPLE SAFE... BUT ITHAS ALSO COST A LOT OF PEOPLEICONIC MOMENTS IN THEIR LIFE.THAT MAY NOT BE MORE TRUE THANFOR THE GRADUATING CLASSES OF20-20.WE WANT TO HELP OUT WITH THAT--WE ARE SHARING YOUR CLASSES’STORIES... AND WHAT YOU’VEACCOMPLISHED.TIANNA JENKINS HAS THIS WEEKSSENIOR SPOTLIGHT.***INTRO MUSIC***SENIOR YEAR LOOKS NOTHING LIKEWHAT WALTER JOHNSON PICTURED.***Camera Snap Sound**BUT THAT’S NOT STOPPING HIM FROMBEING POSITIVE"I kind of live by this mantrathis too shall pass."(WALTER)HIS BASKETBALL COACH KIP RHOTENDESCRIBES WALTER AS A STUDENTWHO GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND IN*EVERYTHING HE DOES."28 years of being involved ineducation, Walter is probablyone of the most uniqueindividuals I’ve ever comeacross."(COACH)AND HE SAYS WALTER ISN’T AFRAIDTO GET OUT OF HIS COMFORT ZONEAND TRY NEW THINGS."He has done everything frombaseball to cross country totrack to swimming to footballand he’s played basketball allfour years."(COACH)HE WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THENATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, SELECTEDTO THE HALL OF FAME AT THE HIGHSCHOOL AND EVEN RECEIVED THEACADEMIC AWARD THIS YEAR FOR THEBASKETBALL PROGRAM."My Junior year we actually wentundefeated in the regularseason."(WALTER)"We didn’t win the regionalfinal.
We went undefeated totake home no hardware and thatwas pretty disappointing."(WALTER)BUT HIS SENIOR YEAR."He ended up being the onlysenior on this year’s basketballteam.
And he led us to adistrict championship and asweet 16 appearance in the stateplayoffs."(COACH)AND AFTER HIGH SCHOOL WALTERSAYS...THE SKY’S THE LIMIT.HE’S GOT HIS ON THE Air ForceACADEMY AND WANTS TO MAJOR INCOMPUTER ENGINEERING."They also started the SpaceForce so I want to be a part ofthat.
I want to join thatgroup."(WALTER)WALTER SAYS HE’S THANKFUL FORTHE STAFF AND TEACHERS AT HISSCHOOL, COACHES, FAMILY, ANDFRIENDS FOR ALL OF THEIRSUPPORT.AND HERE’S A SPECIAL MESSAGE TOTHE SENIORS WHO MIGHT BE FEELINGA LITTLE DOWN BECAUSE OF THISPANDEMIC."You go make better memories andfind a way whatever it may
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