Reflections from the Class of 2021 PHOTOS BY JANEEN SORENSEN
Bear Creek has given me my friends, my education, my worldview, and a whole new caliber of sarcasm, hand-crafted by Mr. Norris. But mostly, my time at this school has given me three very important lessons. Lesson #1: Even if you accidentally throw them out of a golf cart (sorry, Zoe) or throw a four-square ball directly into their face (sorry, Maddie), the friends you gain at Bear Creek are friends for life. They will stick with you through the good and the bad. Lesson #2: It is okay to ask questions and to disagree with your teachers. I don’t think I ever had so many teachers say that it was alright to come to a different conclusion. Well, save math maybe. Then we’ve got a problem. But otherwise, this challenge to think critically has cemented my worldview foundation and gives me confidence that it will remain resilient under fire. Lesson #3: No matter how groundbreaking your essay sounds at 3:00 a.m., sometimes it is just not good. Bear Creek has taught me the value of hard
Eleanor Carruth Final Entry I haven’t left the campus in...I’ve lost count. Days? Years? I’m not sure how much longer I am going to last. So, in case
work and managing my time. And while I may have failed in…one of those areas…I am extremely grateful for the values Bear Creek has pushed me to pursue since day one. Final Entry
I don’t make it…this is my final entry.
I found my way out. It looks like I am going to survive this
If you don’t get the joke, allow me to explain it. I
and survived for fourteen years is unknown. One thing is
hear they are funnier that way. I do quite literally live on campus. It is fair to say that my entire life has been lived at The Bear Creek School. Well, aside from four rebellious years in the South, but that is beside the point. From actually studying and doing hard work during the week, to hijacking the sound system to play 80s music and riding around the empty hallways on the graphic design room chairs (sorry, Dad), it has been a journey.
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round, but what lies outside of the place where I have lived for sure, this place has trained me well. I expect I’ll manage just fine. So long, Eleanor Carruth
