VOL. 7 NO. 14
May 29, 2013
Inside ~ Section Geared for Men Inside This Issue ...
The Art of Living By Eleni Timas, Cardinal High School co-valedictorian (commencement speech)
Cardinal Schools Pages 4 and 6
Middlefield Village Page 10
“Out ‘N’ About” Page 12-13
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emember the very first day of school, not this year, but 12 years ago? For me it was first grade and I remember setting out my clothes along with my new white shoes, and double checking the supplies list to make sure I had it all in my double strap backpack complete with a keychain for every zipper. Yes, I was a list-making dork even at that early age. I am sure on that same morning, Samuel Heredos had flexed in the mirror before walking out to meet the bus, Johnny Kravetz waved goodbye to his favorite guitar, and Grace Hickox had plopped that adorable hat with the flower on her head. The total time we have spent in school can be expressed by the area under the curve
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of an equation between the bounds of that first day of school to precisely this day, May 24 of 2013. Zak Gray and Joey Toth know what I’m talking about, right? It is interesting for me to think how eager I was to start that first day of school 12 years ago, and in these past few months I
have anticipated graduation with the same enthusiasm, as did Tommy Shirkey and Kali Freiberg who were voted to have the worst case of senioritis. To be honest though, 4 years of attending Cardinal High School Continued on page 2
A Thankful Graduate
By Sam Heredos, Cardinal High School salutatorian (commencement speech)
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Cardinal High School Graduating Class of 2013
ood evening of all I would like to personally congratulate the Class of 2013. We have been told our entire lives that individuality is the key to success and now we are all here wearing the exact same caps and gowns. Good work! So in relation to being “individual” I want to pick on our valedictorians here for a minute. Maybe if one of them was a little
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more” individual” there wouldn’t have been a tie. These equally outstanding academic achievements resulted in me having to give a speech. So thanks a lot. Just kidding. They both know I’m just jealous because I’m the third wheel up here. In all honesty though, you both are very deserving and I’m very proud of you. Now that we’ve recognized the gold medalists I thought I’d briefly give an accurate Cardinal 2013 graduating valedictorian, description of myself Rebecca Wolff; salutatorian, Sam Heredos as a student. These and valedictorian, Eleni Timas three key attributes
helped me become salutatorian: incredible organizational skills, perfected study habits and esteemed academic drive. So with all that in mind I’m going start over and introduce the real me because most of my classmates are sitting here, looking up at me thinking “who are you and what have you done with Sam Heredos”. It’s true; all of those perfect scholarly qualities are very unlike me. The most difficult part of high school for me was not completing the assignment, it was finding the assignment in the first place, or remembering to turn it in. This difficulty, no doubt, resulted from the conditions of my locker, which is what I’m most well known for at Cardinal. It’s number 143, the locker that’s always half open with books and Continued on page 4