It’s been a long ride for the seniors to get to this point, and a lot of things have changed since the seniors entered kindergarten in 2002. Here are just a few illustrations:

2002:

Popular Toys: Barbie “Shop With Me” Cash Register, Hot Wheels Cars, LEGO Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets playset, K’Nex, PlayStation 2

Biggest Movies: Spiderman, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Bourne Identity, Lilo and Stitch

TV Shows: MONK, Friends, George Lopez, Kim Possible, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Dr. Phil

Baby Names: (Girls) Emily, Madison, Hailey, Kaitlyn, Hannah (Boys) Jacob, Michael, Matthew, Joshua, Nicholas

Songs: “How You Remind Me”- Nickelback, “A Thousand Miles”- Vanessa Carlton, “Complicated”- Avril Lavigne, “The Middle”- Jimmy Eat World, “Get the Party Started”- PINK

Gas Prices: $1.35

2014:
Popular Toys: Frozen Snow Glow Elsa doll, LEGO Movie LEGOs, Doc McStuffins doll, PlayStation 4

Biggest Movies: Interstellar, Divergent, The Fault in Our Stars, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay-Part 1, American Sniper, Paddington

TV Shows: The Big Bang Theory, The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Grey’s Anatomy, The Voice, Girl Meets World

Baby Names: (Girls) Sophia, Emma, Olivia, Ava (Boys) Jackson, Aiden, Liam, Lucas

Songs: “Blank Space”- Taylor Swift, “All of Me”- John Legend “Thinking Out Loud”- Ed Sheeran, “All About that Bass”-Megan Trainor, “Uptown Funk”- Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars, “Take Me to Church”- Hozier

Gas Prices: $3.36