Farewell

Four years ago a large class of fresh, new students walked into the doors of Daviess County High school. Confused, naive, timid and unprepared, these students wandered the halls searching to find their way. Many of the faces were new and old friends were scarce to be found. The intricate schedule of classes were filled with a mix of students from all grades and ages which creates a foreboding atmosphere for any inexperienced soul. Always weary of the upper grades, the new students regarded each grade with a different manner of respect. The sophomores roamed the school with an air of cockiness thankful to have moved up from being on the lowest end on the totem pole. The juniors finally knew their way around the school well enough and discovered every secret and shortcut throughout the high school. The juniors had only just moved into the status of upperclassmen. They were cool and unwilling to share any secrets with the newbies, such as myself. It was our mission to learn the hard way just as they had to. The seniors were regarded as the most supreme power to ever walk the schools. Every freshman watched in awe as the seniors began to finish cementing their legacy into the high school's history. The seniors led by example and their example was law.
As the days turned into weeks, the weeks into months and the months into years, the "new" students found their way eventually becoming seniors. Just as the seniors before them these students not only created a legacy all to their own but created a bond with each other. A bond that will never be broken. No matter how far apart they are from each other or how much time passes without seeing one another after graduation, every one of those students had gone through the same bumps, and bruises and experienced every form of emotion imaginable throughout their high school saga. The memories that were made will exist forever and never cease to bring a smile to one's face. The laughs, the tears, the good days and bad days, the friends and teachers will be forever recorded to memory. When the bell rings it's final time on senior day and the seniors walk down the aisle at graduation to receive their diploma, the realm of high school memories will be complete and it will be those memories that create the legacy.
Getting through high school would not have been possible without the support from the many great teachers and friends made along the way. Whether it be a friend offering advice or a teacher showing what it truly means to care about their students and other people, high school would not have been as amazing and eventful as it has been. I believe I can speak for every senior when I say that I can hardly wait to graduate and begin on a new journey but honestly...I think I am going to really miss high school. High school has been the greatest ride I've ever been on and I would really like to thank all the special teachers who have made this ride as exciting as it has been. I can't thank them enough for what they've done for us. As graduation looms closer, keeping in touch with everyone will be a top priority but for now...farewell.