Astra grins up at Jake. "I know, Aery's freaking out about it too. Who'd have thought, the valedictorian four years ahead of schedule, and the salutatorian three ahead?" She shakes her head and leans back slightly against Jake's arm, rather enjoying the contact. "I'm excited though. Off to college in less than two months!"

Aery looked up at Joe and smiled shyly in return, before going back to obsessing over her own speech. In a moment, she looked over at Joe's notebook, reading over his shoulder a little bit. "H-hi, J-joe... A-are you e-excited t-to g-give your s-speech?"