Jamari Prim, 18, who graduated a semester early and began taking classes at a local community college, relaxes with his teammates ahead of their step competition at Sanderson High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., April 3, 2021. After graduating a semester early from high school, Prim took classes at a community college. He will enroll at Winston-Salem State University in the fall. He plans to study sociology and justice, and he wants to one day open a youth community center. For the past two years he has been working as a youth mentor. "It feels like the need to have purpose-driven studies has been forced upon us," Prim said. "I can't not see the injustice that is around me." REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIESTPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

High school senior Megan Bickford, 17, shows her prom outfit to her family at their home in Paris, Maine, U.S., May 15, 2021. As a young gay woman who is still exploring her identity, Megan said she watched in horror as the Trump administration took action to strip many LGBTQ Americans of their rights. But, Bickford said, she also felt emboldened to stand up for what she believes in. REUTERS/Brian Snyder SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

High school senior Megan Bickford, 17, throws the discus and sets a new school record at a track meet in Paris, Maine, U.S., May 13, 2021. After hearing she had set the record, Megan erupted in celebrations and ran to high five team mates then to hug her family who stood jubilant on the other side of the fence at the town's athletic complex. REUTERS/Brian Snyder SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

High school senior Megan Bickford (L), 17, is watched by her sister Joanna (2nd L) and her friends Olivia Gallan (C), Logan Keane (2nd R) and Emma Adler, as Megan puts on make-up for her prom in Paris, Maine, U.S., May 15, 2021. "I do (like putting on make-up), I don't do it often but I think it's fun,” Megan said about getting ready for prom. REUTERS/Brian Snyder SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

High school senior Megan Bickford, 17, talks to her principal Ted Moccia after Megan set the school record in discus at a track meet in Paris, Maine, U.S., May 13, 2021. It was the first home track meet since sophomore year for the young athlete after the coronavirus pandemic put school sports, and much of students' life, on hold. REUTERS/Brian Snyder SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

High school senior Megan Bickford, 17, leaves The Mane Room after having her hair styled for her prom, in Norway, Maine, U.S., May 15, 2021. A store advertising "Guns and Ammo" is next to the hair salon. As a young gay woman, Bickford said she watched in horror as the Trump administration tried to ban transgender people from serving in the military and rescinded protections for transgender public school students. At 16, she cut ties with a close friend who became a vocal supporter of Trump. REUTERS/Brian Snyder SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

High school senior Megan Bickford, 17, dances at her prom in Harrison, Maine, U.S., May 15, 2021. Prom was held outdoors under tents, with students wearing masks. Bickford, who was raised in a liberal family, said she grew increasingly alarmed when she saw Confederate flags pop up on porches or vehicles northwest of Portland, where she and her family live. "I feel like if we had a more normal four years I probably wouldn't be as loud," she said. "I'm growing up in that political climate where it seems like if you don't scream, the other side won't hear you." REUTERS/Brian Snyder SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Jamari Prim, 18, who graduated a semester early and began taking classes at a local community college, prepares to change his outfit ahead of his step team's competition at Sanderson High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., April 3, 2021. As a Black teenager living in Raleigh, Prim said he feared what the police might do to him or his friends far more than a virus. "The pandemic is on our mind, but we're more worried about the racial injustice out there," he said. Prim said that kids his age felt the urgency of the tumultuous time in which they were raised. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Jamari Prim, 18, who graduated a semester early and began taking classes at a local community college, dances with his teammates following their step competition at Sanderson High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., April 3, 2021. Prim will enroll at Winston-Salem State University in the fall. He plans to study sociology and justice, and he wants to one day open a youth community center. For the past two years he has been working as a youth mentor. "It feels like the need to have purpose-driven studies has been forced upon us," Prim said. "I can't not see the injustice that is around me." REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Jamari Prim, 18, who graduated a semester early and began taking classes at a local community college, relaxes with his teammates ahead of their step competition at Sanderson High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., April 3, 2021. After graduating a semester early from high school, Prim took classes at a community college. He will enroll at Winston-Salem State University in the fall. He plans to study sociology and justice, and he wants to one day open a youth community center. For the past two years he has been working as a youth mentor. "It feels like the need to have purpose-driven studies has been forced upon us," Prim said. "I can't not see the injustice that is around me." REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIESTPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

The crowd cheers during Sanderson High School's step competition in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., April 3, 2021. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Jamari Prim, 18, who graduated a semester early and began taking classes at a local community college, talks with his brother in his bedroom in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., April 4, 2021. As a Black teenager living in Raleigh, Prim said he feared what the police might do to him or his friends far more than a virus. "The pandemic is on our mind, but we're more worried about the racial injustice out there," he said. Prim said that kids his age felt the urgency of the tumultuous time in which they were raised. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Jamari Prim, 18, who graduated a semester early and began taking classes at a local community college, relaxes in his bedroom in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., April 4, 2021. As a Black teenager living in Raleigh, Prim said he feared what the police might do to him or his friends far more than a virus. "The pandemic is on our mind, but we're more worried about the racial injustice out there," he said. Prim said that kids his age felt the urgency of the tumultuous time in which they were raised. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Jamari Prim, 18, loads backpacks, which he will distribute to the homeless, into his car in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., April 4, 2021. After graduating a semester early from high school, Prim took classes at a community college. He will enroll at Winston-Salem State University in the fall. He plans to study sociology and justice, and he wants to one day open a youth community center. For the past two years he has been working as a youth mentor. "It feels like the need to have purpose-driven studies has been forced upon us," Prim said. "I can't not see the injustice that is around me." REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Kate Munson, 18, is embraced by her grandfather Denny Belew, 74, after her graduation ceremony at Shallowater High School in Shallowater, Texas, U.S. May 21, 2021. A seventh-generation rancher on the arid southern Plains, Munson wants to become a voice for rural America by studying agricultural communications and business, and then possibly getting a law degree. REUTERS/Go Nakamura SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Kate Munson, 18, reacts on the ranch which her family owns, after her graduation ceremony at Shallowater High School in Shallowater, Texas, U.S. May 21, 2021. A seventh-generation rancher on the arid southern Plains, Munson wants to become a voice for rural America by studying agricultural communications and business, and then possibly getting a law degree. REUTERS/Go Nakamura SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Kate Munson's parents and grandparents Mary Belew, 74, Denny Belew, 74, Kelly Munson, 49, and Kris Munson, 49, pray as they attend Kate's graduation ceremony at Shallowater High School in Shallowater, Texas, U.S., May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Go Nakamura SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Kate Munson, 18, watches as her classmates participate in an improv exercise during a theatre arts class at Shallowater High School in Shallowater, Texas, U.S., May 11, 2021. Munson is confident her generation will break through the toxic talk of the first decade of social media and find ways to bridge gaps across now-yawning cultural divides. "My generation is just over it - over the division in politics and in the culture," she said. "We want to have movements that lift each other up, not take each other down." REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Kate Munson, 18, opens a gate at her family's ranch in Shallowater, Texas, U.S., May 11, 2021. A seventh-generation rancher on the arid southern Plains, Munson wants to become a voice for rural America by studying agricultural communications and business, and then possibly getting a law degree. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Kate Munson, 18, grooms a cow at her family's ranch in Shallowater, Texas, U.S., May 9, 2021. In the fall, Kate will attend the honors college at Oklahoma State University and will double major in Agricultural Communications and Agricultural Business. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Kate Munson, 18, receives her high school diploma from Shallowater School Board Member Vonya Tongate during her high school graduation ceremony at Shallowater High School in Shallowater, Texas, U.S. May 21, 2021. A seventh-generation rancher on the arid southern Plains, Munson wants to become a voice for rural America by studying agricultural communications and business, and then possibly getting a law degree. REUTERS/Go Nakamura SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Kate Munson, 18, reacts after her graduation ceremony at Shallowater High School in Shallowater, Texas, U.S. May 21, 2021. A seventh-generation rancher on the arid southern Plains, Munson wants to become a voice for rural America by studying agricultural communications and business, and then possibly getting a law degree. REUTERS/Go Nakamura SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Kate Munson, 18, stands in between her grandfather Denny Belew, 74, and her sister Caroline Munson, 16, at their house, before leaving for Kate's high school graduation ceremony in Shallowater, Texas, U.S. May 21, 2021. A seventh-generation rancher on the arid southern Plains, Munson wants to become a voice for rural America by studying agricultural communications and business, and then possibly getting a law degree. REUTERS/Go Nakamura SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Shane Wolf, 18, practices lacrosse at North High School in Denver, Colorado, U.S., April 28, 2021. Wolf, who began suffering from depression and anxiety during his sophomore year following the overdose death of a friend, said: "Sports and activities and friends definitely saved me." REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Shane Wolf, 18, gathers with other members of his lacrosse team on the North High School field, which overlooks downtown Denver, Colorado, U.S., April 28, 2021. Wolf, who was accepted to the University of Denver, said success once meant wealth. "But now I'm really focused on the environment," he said. "Because of my culture, my mom and my grandpa." "I feel like we as young people have this sense of urgency and responsibility," Wolf said. "This generation just has such a responsibility to really save this planet." REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Shane Wolf, 18, plays with his brother Axel in the basement of the family home in Denver, Colorado, U.S., April 6, 2021. "I'm really proud to say that my brother is my best friend," Wolf said. "He's the funniest kid... Everything he says is a joke. He's also so smart." Wolf of Ponca, Ojibwe, Santee Sioux and white ancestry, wants to pursue law to help Native Americans protect the environment. His mother is a consultant with a master's in public health who supports Native American communities. His grandfather is a historian and Wolf grew up listening to his stories about Native Americans. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

High school senior, Shane Wolf, 18, attends an online class in which Native American students meet regularly with a Lakota elder, Sid Whiting, in Denver, Colorado, U.S., March 19, 2021. Whiting, a Sican'gu Lakota northern traditional dancer and singer who mentors Native American Denver Public School students, said, young people want to know their heritage. "Their thirst for knowledge, it keeps me going. It keeps me on my toes." REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Shane Wolf, 18, proceeds to his graduation ceremony from North High School in Denver, Colorado, U.S., May 27, 2021. Wolf, who was accepted to the University of Denver, said success once meant wealth. "But now I'm really focused on the environment," he said. "Because of my culture, my mom and my grandpa." "I feel like we as young people have this sense of urgency and responsibility," Wolf said. "This generation just has such a responsibility to really save this planet." REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Shane Wolf, (C), 18, moves his tassel signifying his official graduation from high school in Denver, Colorado, U.S., May 27, 2021. Wolf, who was accepted to the University of Denver, said success once meant wealth. "But now I'm really focused on the environment," he said. "Because of my culture, my mom and my grandpa." "I feel like we as young people have this sense of urgency and responsibility," Wolf said. "This generation just has such a responsibility to really save this planet." REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Zoe Isabella Rosales, 18, poses for a portrait in the front hallway of Marysville High School in Marysville, California, U.S. May 25, 2021. Rosales got a scholarship to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. She aims to become a physician. The pandemic, Rosales said, has shown her how privileged she has been to have relatives who see education as a priority - and even to have simple tools like internet access that many students in her old foothill community lacked. "It's made me more grateful and more self-aware of my privileges," she said. "But it's also made me really angry ... seeing other people who have had their whole world changed and their ability to learn completely blocked." REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Zoe Isabella Rosales, 18, wears her graduation cap and gown while standing in line with fellow students in the Marysville High School gymnasium before getting her graduation photos taken in Marysville, California, U.S. May 25, 2021. Rosales got a scholarship to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. She aims to become a physician. The pandemic, Rosales said, has shown her how privileged she has been to have relatives who see education as a priority - and even to have simple tools like internet access that many students in her old foothill community lacked. "It's made me more grateful and more self-aware of my privileges," she said. "But it's also made me really angry ... seeing other people who have had their whole world changed and their ability to learn completely blocked." REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Zoe Isabella Rosales, 18, stands in line outside the Marysville High School gymnasium before receiving her graduation cap and gown in Marysville, California, U.S. May 25, 2021. Rosales got a scholarship to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. She aims to become a physician. The pandemic, Rosales said, has shown her how privileged she has been to have relatives who see education as a priority - and even to have simple tools like internet access that many students in her old foothill community lacked. "It's made me more grateful and more self-aware of my privileges," she said. "But it's also made me really angry ... seeing other people who have had their whole world changed and their ability to learn completely blocked." REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small SEARCH "CLASS OF 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES