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A Closing Letter To the Class of 2020
I know this is not the second semester we envisioned— Spring Break, Prom, College T-shirt Day. Trying to find the perfect graduation dress or even something as small as going to lunch with your friends. We’ve been looking forward to this time for all of high school, and now we’ve had to spend our last two months on Zoom? No one could have predicted this was the way it was going to play out.
I never thought I would say this, but I miss the uncomfortable uniforms and trying to maximize how many fortune cookies you could carry out of Washington Hall. Although things may have gotten tough over our high school years, we got through it together. And we will get through it this time, together. When we began our time in the Upper School, we looked up to the senior class with such admiration and respect, but also with elements of terror and inferiority. We anticipated our senior year as if it were light-years away, almost unattainable: standing at the very back of the student section on those fall Friday nights, then slowly moving our way toward the bottom of the bleachers over the years, and finally being able to wear our gold senior crowns for the first game of the season.
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Now that we have finally reached this monumental and transitional time in our lives, it has been revised for us. While we all may feel guilty about pitying ourselves during this time, allow yourself to mourn the loss of what we’ve been looking forward to for so long. Sure, we must
acknowledge how fortunate we are to be safe and healthy, but it is completely okay to grieve what this year could have been.
However, when hard times come, there is often a silver lining within the chaos. As cliche’d as this quote by Nick Jonas is, it is completely applicable to this time: “Life happens. Adapt. Embrace change and make the most of everything that comes your way.” While we are in quarantine, allow yourself to grow as a person. We are always saying there is “not enough time,” but, in a way, now there is. Take this time for yourself, whether that be binge-watching Outer Banks or learning something new, allow yourself to change your pace and make the most of this situation. As we move on to our future collegiate journey, I could not be more excited for all of us and cannot wait to see everything we accomplish. I wish you all nothing but the best in all future endeavours. This is not “goodbye” but rather a hopeful “see you soon.” Although this is not yet guaranteed, I still cannot wait to walk across the green and graduate alongside you all as soon as we can. I am more than grateful for the pleasure of going through high school with each of you. I wish we could all be together as Cyclones right now, but until then, stay healthy and well.
I love you all.
All the best, Lindsey
Photo by Brink Norton
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