brothers over this past year and a half, and i wouldn't trade that for anything. ♪ >> quarantine was nothing new for kristen. in august 2019 kristen was diagnosed with leukemia and spent the next eight months in the hospital. >> i wore masks before they were cool. i wash my hands way more than the average person. and i kept everything clean. ♪ >> kristin's now cancer-free and recently receive someday more welcomed news. >> when i got the news that i was valedictorian, it was like a giant weight lifted off of me. [ applause ] >> it was a goal that even before cancer that i had made. and when i was in the hospital, my doctor said, you don't have to be number one in your class, you're going through too much. and i looked at him and i said, watch me. when i was in the hospital, i told my mom when i get out of here, we're going skydiving because it's always been on my