Sentence 1: All Ellie wanted to do was surf. 
 Sentence 3: Instead, Ellie went to the beach and surfed for hours 
 Sentence 4:  Ellie found out she wouldn't be able to graduate with her friends 
 Sentence 5:  She took a summer school class, and graduated the very next fall 
 Given Sentence 2: Ellie's mom wanted her to study harder, and graduate from high school.