Timelapse video shows high school seniors growing up
Two Tennessee students are looking back on seven years of memories after documenting themselves growing up from sixth grade through high school graduation.
McCallie School students Cameron Gattis and Matthew Gabbert said they began filming videos of themselves in 2019 as sixth graders at Chattanooga Preparatory School.
What started as a fun vlogging hobby eventually turned into a yearslong project capturing their friendship and their journey from middle school through high school.
The pair continued recording videos throughout their time at McCallie School, a boarding school, documenting everyday moments, campus life and milestones leading up to their senior year in 2026.
Now preparing to graduate, the two are reflecting on that footage, some of which was captured in a timelapse video.
The timelapse video includes snapshots of Gattis and Gabbert throughout their middle school years and transitions into their high school years. It shows the boys growing taller, adopting new personal styles, and trying out new haircuts, all while wearing the same cheerful smiles they had as sixth graders.
Other footage shared by the boarding school on social media features the boys' vlogs, screen recordings of their video chats with others, footage of the pair hanging out with friends, snippets of them on their way to and from class and extracurriculars, and cheering together at sporting events.
Speaking with ABC News, Gattis and Gabbert reminisced about years past, saying the videos brought back happy memories.
"It's crazy to see it all put together," Gabbert said, reflecting on the video footage.
"It's just, like, a lot of emotions and a lot of happiness for sure," Gattis added.
Dominic Victor, the McCallie School senior who helped put the project together, told ABC News the videos served as a reminder of how quickly time passes.
"It just puts into perspective how fast everything goes by," he said. "You can only have so much time with the people around you, so it really makes you appreciate your life."
