I remember the first day of high school like it was yesterday, the excitement of choosing the classes you wanted to take, all the opportunities it had to hold, the memories and the new friends that I would get to make, but I never thought that high school would go by this fast.

The traditions that were made by the seniors that started the school have been slowly to each grade, which the juniors will have to continue to keep the traditions like having the most school spirit, being some of the loudest people in the student section at football games and basketball games, assemblies and living up to high standards that the senior class has set.

The sports teams have been built by the seniors, the accomplishments that many have them have received and the amazing reputation that they have set the for the school will now have to be passed down to the junior class, for the class that started this whole school will now be graduating.

The senior class would tell you that junior year is the toughest year out of all the years of high school and let me tell you, they were right. Junior year has been the most stressful year, but also the most worthwhile year that I could ask for. Throughout all the times of junior year, I would say that this year has the most memories I have made throughout my high school experience. Finding out what I would want to do with my future, starting to look at colleges, the endless hours of studying for the ACT, the friends that have been there to laugh with and the excitement of being one more year to graduate.

Once the end of junior year hits you, you start to realize that you are the next ones to graduate and reality hits you how important and fast this year has been. It has gone by faster and faster each day and it is a scary thought that you’re only one year away from getting that diploma. These past four years have prepared you for the moment where you step out into the real world and have provided you with some of the most memorable memories. The seniors will be missed but I am ready to take on their roles and be a role model for the school. Never say goodbye to high school, it will be one of the most memorable experiences in life and you will look back at these years and smile at all the memories.

And to the seniors in the words of Peter Pan “Never say goodbye, because saying goodbye means going away, and going away means forgetting.”