For every try and fail, for the people who have come and gone, for change, for loss, and for gain. It's hard to think it's ending. That this sheltered renowned fortress some call highschool is no longer ours. That those lives we lived behind that protective barrier have been relinquished. They're all ours to live now, every second.
There have been the bystanders; those who have seen us everyday and just watched as we left and entered new phases of our journey. And then there's the others; you know who I'm talking about. Maybe it's that one teacher that threw you on the right path, that person that really changed you. Maybe it's the coach that believed in you so much you finally started believing yourself. Or the simple daily good morning from that one special role model. I have had so many amazing people come into my life and help shape my journey these past four years. Whether it be in the classroom relearning something for the tenth or eleventh time or out on the track in the dead of winter till the sun went down, these are the types of people that have touched my life.
But after four years here there are a handful of people that have done even more. They have taught me lessons I will absolutely never forget. Knowledge that could never be learned from a text book. Things not taught by eduacators at Great Valley High School, but by people just like you and I. I will truley forever cherish these lessons, and the experiences behind them. And the people who showed me the strength within myself, the strength I never knew I had. These few people will never ever become memories because I know they will always hold a place inside my heart.
