Serious smarts. Unique talents. Big dreams.

If you’d use those words to describe a few high school seniors you know, nominate them to be featured in The Times’ annual graduation section.

We will select one senior to feature from each local school.

Ideal candidates may have unique plans after high school, or perhaps they have overcome numerous obstacles to get to graduation or they may be kids who have really figured out their passion and are going after it. In other words, we’re not necessarily looking just for the straight-A students but rather students with unique stories.

Here's what we need:

• Name of senior
• School he or she attends
• Plans after high school
• In about 300 words or less, why you are nominating this senior
• Contact info for student

Submit information to Managing Editor Shannon Casas at scasas@gainesvilletimes.com, with "graduation section" in the subject line of your email. All submissions must be received by April 23.