Reality is Slowly But Surely Hitting Me

I still remember my first day of seventh grade, from the outfit i wore to the first few friends i made. I remember being in advanced science for the first time and being introduced to Mrs. Somers. I remember that entire day, and now, I'm a senior in high-school filling out college applications and learning to write a commencement speech. It's so crazy to me, not by how time flies, but the mere fact that in a few months, I'll be in a cap and gown listening to one of my classmates give this speech. As we started this unit, i thought nothing of it really. In my mind, it would just be another standard we would have to learn. But, as we started to watch videos of these speeches and write rough drafts of our own, it started to hit me little by little. Like this is really it, this id my last year of high school. More importantly this is my last year at Mayfair. Although the thought of not being here everyday seems pretty awesome, it's still hard getting used to the fact. It's hard to believe that i won't see the teachers and administrators i do everyday. It's hard to believe that the faces i see everyday but don't know who they are or even their name, won't be there next year. This probably sounds like a commencement speech in itself but oh well it's the truth. It's slowly hitting me that i won't have it as easy as i do now. 

In all honesty, I'm really glad that we've gotten the chance to do this unit. It's helped see things in a brighter and more optimistic perspective. Every speech we've watched has taught me something different. I think the most important thing I've gotten from this is to really cherish high school. To grasp every moment i have whether it's big or small. To keep my mind open so that more opportunities can present themselves to me. But, the biggest lesson I've learned from all of this, is to go out in the world and make something of myself. Be as outspoken, courageous, and risk-taking as much as i can. Because that's a big part of not only growing up but just life in general, make as many mistakes as you can so you won't repeat them over and over again. Basically, what I'm trying to say is that i got a lot more than i expected from learning how to write a commencement speech. And i really like that, because it gives me a great feeling that ERW will teach me a lot of underlining lessons than ones taught in the classroom.