Delightful Duos: Four sets of twins leave Randolph with fond memories

June 12, 2025

Randolph Elementary School fifth graders could be forgiven for having double vision when they looked at class pictures this year.
 
Four sets of twins took their final lessons as Roadrunners this spring. Aurea and Kitty, Ashlynn and Brynlee, Caroline and Rose and Seth and Summer began their Lincoln Public Schools careers as kindergarten students at Randolph. 
 
What’s the best part about having a twin with you at school for the past six years?
 
“That the other twin is always there for you every step of the way,” Rose said.
 
“Whenever you need to talk to somebody, they’re always there,” Caroline said.
 
“You’re respected,” Brynlee said. “There aren’t many other people who are twins.”
 
Randolph Principal Ryan Erickson said he has enjoyed having all eight students at school. There are four sections of fifth grade at Randolph, which is home to approximately 450 students in grades K-5.
 
“It’s been a great opportunity to work with all of the families and watch the twins grow up here,” Erickson said. “It’s been really fun. It’s definitely a unique thing to have this many twins in one class.”

 
Kitty said she has loved being an identical twin with Aurea. One drawback is that other Roadrunners have had trouble distinguishing which twin is which. Both have black hair, are the same height and have the same wide smile.
 
“Sometimes people can’t even tell us apart, and to me, it’s pretty easy,” Kitty said.
 
Caroline said even though many of the twins look alike, they all have a variety of interests.
 
“All the sets of twins aren’t exactly the same,” Caroline said. “We each have our different personalities, which is really neat.”
 
All eight twins enjoyed their final day of school, which featured a tunnel walk throughout the building. Younger students in grades K-4 lined the hallways to cheer for the entire fifth grade class. They created signs with crayons, pencils and markers and stuck out their hands to receive high-fives from the departing Roadrunners.
 
All of the fifth graders then came together for their final Randolph assembly. They sat on risers on one side of the gym as parents and guardians recorded the graduation event with their smartphones. Erickson began the ceremony by saluting students for reaching both academic and personal milestones at the school.
 
“You have made so much growth and we are so proud of you,” Erickson said.
 
Erickson said the twins were part of a fifth grade class that built strong bonds and relationships with students, teachers and staff. He read results from a class survey that listed chicken sandwiches, Salisbury steak and cheeseburgers as some of their favorite school lunches. Their favorite field trips were to a Lincoln Saltdogs baseball game, a one-room schoolhouse and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Morrill Hall.
 
The twins and other fifth graders said their advice to younger students was to be kind, treat others well, take risks and keep working hard. Erickson said that wise outlook would serve them well as they take the next steps on their LPS pathways.
 
“There is no doubt in my mind that you are ready for middle school,” Erickson said.
 
All of the Randolph fifth graders then came forward and read positive statements about themselves and their elementary careers. Members of Room 205 went first and Rooms 204, 206 and 202 followed them. Their personal statements were also shown on a screen on the gym wall for the audience to read along.
 
Many Roadrunners listed traits that they had learned both at home and in Randolph’s classrooms. Caroline smiled as she read several sentences in front of classmates and community members.
 
“I am a strong, patient, hardworking young scholar and I am always open for success,” Caroline said in her statement. “My family has taught me to always make everyone feel safe and welcome and always be on their side no matter what happens. At school, I have learned if something gets hard, keep trying and you will succeed.”
 
At the conclusion of the graduation ceremony, all of the fifth graders walked outside to enjoy spring weather with family members who had attended. Aurea, Kitty, Seth, Summer, Ashlynn, Brynlee, Caroline and Rose shared hugs with others and then gathered for a group photo.
 
Summer said the best part about being a twin was knowing that she and Seth could have the same memories of their time growing up in Randolph’s hallways.
 
“That we’re always with each other,” Summer said.
 
Missed our 2025 last week of school highlights? Relive the fun on the Lincoln Public Schools website and our photo gallery at https://news.lps.org/lastweeklps-2025/.
 
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