SGA Rushil Umaretiya CLASS COUNCIL Tommy Williams

It’s been a great year. I’ll never forget the heartwarming chants from the crowd after my asking at the end of our final homecoming rally: “That’s my president! That’s my president! That’s my president!”

I want to take this letter as an opportunity to reciprocate all of the love I have received from the class of 2023. Nowhere else in the world could I find a group of people as uplifting, supportive, and talented. You all are amazing.

As we go our separate ways I’d like to make a toast to the class I am so proud to be a part of.

Cheers to the dancers, who, by choreographing and teaching their dances have ingrained a piece of their culture into TJ tradition.

Cheers to the artists, who have embellished our media, beautified our halls and designed our merch! Cheers to the engineers who built the class floats, theater sets, rockets, and cars and to the sys admins who kept Ion running and the server room from burning to the ground.

Cheers to the passionate: the screamers at rallies who went all out for spirit days. Thank you for electrifying the TJ collective and lifting our spirits with your positivity.

You’re all gifts to the world. Work hard, do great things, but never forget to take a deep breath and have a little fun every once in a while.

This year we have created memories we’ll hold onto forever. We’re the only class to organize a Ski Trip Super Bowl watch party combo, the only class to nearly collapse an entire building during prom, and will always be the class to beat.

Congrats 2023! I’ll miss you.

To the class of 2023, I offer you (life) advice from my fitness journey.

1) Take rest days. On your rest days, rest with purpose and without apology. Today you are a teenager, but before you know it you will be 33 and you will still need your knees. You will also need your head and your heart, so give them rest days too.

2) Set intentions, not goals. Goals focus on outcome and achievement, but intentions are about focus, consistency, and perseverance (which are way more