- [Mark] We've seen howthis pandemic put a damper

on family celebrations,from birthdays to marriages,

to senior class milestones like proms

and graduation ceremonies.

To help lift up membersof the Class of 2020,

residents at the senior living community,

Westminster Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay,

reached out with advice andlessons learned from the past.

- You are there to learn.

Go to every class.

I never cut a classwhile I was in college.

- [Mark] Resident and formerteacher, Neola Waller,

chatted with Cox High Schoolsenior, Alexandria Pezzano,

as part of the program"Seniors Celebrating Seniors".

By using a Birdsong tablet,the video communication tool

developed by Westminster Canterbury,

the residents safely spokewith the graduating seniors.

What kind of advice did you give her?

- Well, having taughtseniors for 30 years,

I have lots of advice

and your time is too shortfor me to tell it all,

but I had some items.

For one, I said, just rememberwhen you go to college,

you will be learningsomething and your parents

will expect you to graduatewith a marketable skill.

- [Mark] Pezzano plans toattend Old Dominion University,

to major in neonatal nursing.

She describes Waller,who's 91 years young,

as an amazing woman.

- As a first generation college student,

it was really hard tokinda like figure out

what I was expecting to get into,

so her adopting mereally made me kinda like

an inspiration on like what to expect

and how to pursue my career.

She gave me really great advice.

- [Mark] And Pezzano saidwhat made her relationship

with Waller even morespecial, was the fact that

Waller taught at CoxHigh School for 30 years.

- I still keep in touchwith a lot of my students.

- It was just amazing to speak to her,

and we had a greatrelationship and honestly

I feel like we're gonnahave a forever relationship.

Like I'm gonna come back fromschool and like visit her,

just to talk to her aboutadvice on what I should do

in school, cause I know I'm gonna be lost.

- She has a wonderfulsmile, which I think will be

very healing andaccepting of her patients.

I have loved talking with you.

- I know, you give me such great advice.