Sunday, February 8, 2009

Soon to be Seniors’ Survival Guide in making the last LAST

Welcome to what could be the best experience in your life!

And the most heartbreaking.



The life of a Senior is filled with the absurdity of an irony

but with the beauty of the truth.

You get the best of both worlds.

It is the best of times. It is the worst of times.

It is a beginning and an end.

It's a year full of exhilarating firsts and unforgettable lasts.

It is filled with laughter and with tears.

It's the year everyone looks forward to but once you're already there,

you'd rather go back to the times when you let the days just pass by.

It's when you're old enough to ride a motorcycle

but still young enough to cry your eyes out when you fall down.

It's the moment to laugh the last laugh that will bring tears to your eyes.

It's the end of an exquisite chapter.

Another one is waiting to unfold.



Your last year in high school is probably going to be your toughest year yet.

More is going to be expected of you.

You have to be up for the challenge.

You have to rise above the obstacles that may come your way.

You have to show a strength so compelling that it inspires others,

a wisdom so illuminating that it enlightens others

and a friendship so genuine that it connects others.

Be not afraid to take risks.

You'd rather have a lot of embarrassing stories to share

than regret not having enough experiences to tell when it’s all said and done.

Don’t forget the faces around you.

You may never see them again.

Enjoy the last of your high school years while you still have the time.

You shall never pass this way again.

It is the only chance you're going to have to actually be a kid before you grow up.



Just because we are the Seniors and you are the Juniors doesn't mean that we didn't learn anything from you.

Every time we see your batch, it was as if it was only yesterday when we occupied the classrooms you now call your own.

You remind us of the days when we were still in your place.

You unconsciously connect us back to our past and to the things that used to be.

Without any words being said, you make us think twice of our actions.

You motivate us to be in our best behavior for we know that you look up to us as your big sisters.

You remind us to always set good examples to everyone else around us.

Because of you,

we have become the Seniors that we are today.



We thank you for the respect and admiration you have shown to us.

Thank you for the amazing friendship that we have shared.

Thank you for allowing us to become a part of your lives as much as you have been a part of ours.



As you take our place as Seniors, we cannot hand you down the portrait that we have painted through the years.

We can only provide you with a blank canvas.

You have to create a masterpiece of your own.

The floor is yours.



You'll never know what it's like to be a Senior

until you become one.



Enjoy your last year.

You have no idea how fast it goes.

Take it from us:

It will be OVER sooner than you think.