“I moved from California to Louisiana when I was in first grade. I remember standing with just the teacher the first day at recess and then this group of girls skipping up to me to ask if I wanted to play. It was like the sun had come out to not feel alone.”

— Sara Edwards, bank teller, Lawrence

“Being able to take an aerobics and pottery class my senior year.”

— Sarah Casto, hairstylist, Lawrence

“Square pizza.”

— Matthew Delvecchio, unemployed, Lawrence