The end of another exciting school year is upon us. For over 420 seniors that is the conclusion of a set of experiences that wind their way through primary elementary and then middle school years. The final test is high school. All of us love the memory but very few really want to do it all over again.
Four years of personalities, gossip, friendship, broken hearts, identity crisis, fashion mistakes and going to class for a change of pace. A large part of who we will be for the rest of our lives is now set and is modified over time but basically a major part of who we are.
The the remaining 1,400 left overs this is another step forward to the unknown but supposedly exciting and wonderful. The soon to be 10th, 11th and 12th graders are trying hard not to over assume that they (seniors) are gone. In a few days the proud red t-shirts will announce that once I was an 11th grader but now I am a SENIOR.
In coming 9th graders are busy celebrating the end of 8th grade - not sure why but parents like it. This is the class of 2021 and that number is frightening for those of use still remembering the Ed Sullivan show with the Beatles. In a few short months they will move from obnoxious teenagers to the big and bad high schoolers.
It all ends and all begins at the same time. As it has for the many years that humans have found reason to send their children to school. For some celebrations and for others a continuous march to adulthood.
The end of the school year should be fun. For those of us in school, we have been here before and have some expectations of what might be coming. On the one side that is trying to keep them safe from themselves. At the same time a time to remember and dream. We do not want to hamper the joy of the occasion nor ruin the stories they will lie about in 20 years. We want all to be safe and friendly to one another and off into the summer in good spirits and health.
Graduations to the Class of 2017. Well wishes to the incoming classes of 2018,2019, 2020 and especially to the Class of 2021. And Good Luck to all of the rest of us bracing for another year.
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