#24 Thanked You All

Even though my senior year has officially come to a close, I still don't believe it's over. It's hard for me to grasp the fact that my every day won't be spent at my high school. Yes, it is exciting that I'm finished with the high school chapter of my life, but it's a bittersweet feeling to say the least. I'm both happy and sad to leave. I have so much ahead of me, but there's so much that I'm leaving behind as well. I loved high school - everything about it. My friends, my classes (well, most of the time anyway), my lunch table, even my uniforms. And I will always look back on my days at the Academy with nostalgia. In all honesty, I think what made my high school experience so amazing were the people that surrounded me. I know for certain that it would not have been the same if they hadn't been there. Some I've been close to since I started school, and some were more recent additions, but all of them had an effect on me regardless of how long they've been friends of mine. This post will be short and sweet - kind of like high school. To all of my classmates, teachers, friends, and anyone else who has been with me throughout my high school years, thank you. Thank you for making me into the person that I am today. Thank you for being there whenever I needed you. Thank you for sharing yourselves with me. Thank you for making me laugh. Thank you for teaching me that I need to cherish every moment. Thank you for everything. I don't know about you all, but it's hard for me to imagine my days without my fellow Bloodhounds. I'd heard before that senior year flies by, but until now, I didn't realize how true it is. To all future seniors, don't let it fly by! It really is a special time, and I wish my senior year could've been longer. My time as a senior, and as a Bloodhound in general, was amazing, and I know that I'll always look back fondly, thanks in part to the people I spent the past six years with. I know this isn't the last I'll see of all of you, but until then, farewell.

And that, as they say, is all she wrote (about high school anyway; college is a whole other adventure to be had).

Congrats fellow grads! '12