Harvard bound Abia Khan, the valedictorian of her Class of 2020 at North High School, poses for pictures in her cap and gown in Laveen, Ariz., on May 5, 2020. Abia addressed her class in a virtual graduation speech. "One thing I've realized is the importance of connection ??" not only in times of isolation but also in times we are together," she said in the speech for which she also wore her cap and gown while recording in front of her computer. "??S I hope that as we move forward in our lives, we keep striving to make those connections." Abia is the daughter of immigrants from Bangladesh. She says her parents taught her the importance of a college education, especially when her father was laid off in the Great Recession. When asked for her dream for herself, it was pretty simple: "Stability." (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin), APTOPIX