“All four of my grandparents were really impactful on me growing up, I’m lucky enough that they all live really close by. Growing up, it was really nice to be able to see them a lot and to visit and just be able to have a close connection with them because not everyone is close with their grandparents, and most people only get to see them every so often. It was different when growing up, especially when I was in pre-K kindergarten, I would see my grandparents on both sides, multiple times a week. It’s really nice to have that connection with them. I kind of have like three homes like both of my grandparent’s houses are on my own. It really had a positive impact on me growing up. I’m looking forward to senior year and college. I’m honestly not nervous [for college]. Right now, I’m trying to take in my time at home but also I think I’m going to really enjoy the independence of college. I’m excited to mainly just be around new people like people from all over because I hopefully will go to an out-of-state college so I just am really excited to be in a new area around new people who like different things,” Deluca said.