Goodbye Seniors

Saying goodbye to the seniors this year was harder than i imagined it would be. There were so many that touched my life over the past three years and so many who i looked up to, had fun with, and shared great memories with. I was in classes with many seniors this year. The day after they were all gone, there was a quietness in the classes. It wasn't necessarily sad, but different. I didn't realize how often i talked to seniors everyday and how much i interacted with them. I also didn't realize how much i would miss them.

The seniors that were a part of the tennis team will be especially missed. They were the ones i was closest to and who i spent the most time with. They have taught me so much about how to be a good person and how to be a good leader, it is hard to imagine the kind of person i would have been without them. We have been through a state runner-up, a state championship, and a bitter loss in the regional finals together. I feel like we can really understand each other and we relate to each other on so many levels that we have become closer than most teammates ever will. It is for these reasons that moving on next season without them will be such a challenge. Not only will we have to keep playing with the loss of such special friends, but without the leadership some of us have come to depend on.

The seniors i have had in classes are also missed, well most of them. The seniors were the ones who felt comfortable cracking jokes which made class much more interesting. They were also the ones with the best stories. Most of the seniors i had in my classes also were the ones who would answer the questions no one else wanted to. This shows their leadership and their confidence. The seniors this year that i am friends with made classes interesting, made sports special, and taught me what it is to be a leader to the underclassmen below me.