Graduation! 
Lexi Thackeray
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Congratulations! Take a bow; you deserve it. I’m sure you worked very hard. High school is tough these days. It’s nearly impossible to sail through without tenacity and effort, especially if you are ambitious and have your sights set on future greatness of any kind. Now that you’ve finished high school it’s important to appreciate what you’ve just accomplished. Too often you are urged to think about what’s next and in doing so are unable to appreciate the now. These days, it seems to be about what’s next. How did we get that way? From the moment you start your freshman year you are preparing for college. If you are college bound, it’s fine to think about college at some point. High school should not be just considered just a launch pad for college. It is an experience unto itself. That’s why it’s important to remember that college is a special time.