As this final school year winds down, I find myself thinking about a lot of the amazing experiences you've provided me. The rival sports games, the school concerts, and even just the simple "hello" in the hallway on some of my worst days.
I want to take a moment to thank you all, for I've grown in so many ways since I walked on campus four years ago.
Academically, so many of you have challenged me to go the extra mile; making that study date with my textbook and laptop at the coffee shop just another hour longer. For those of you who protested my opinions on issues in class debates; thank you for making me look deeper within my own mind and heart, and sometimes changing my own opinion in the wake of the ideas you presented me. The competition you provided me in the classroom taught me not to give up on myself; for I could master anything if I really set my mind to it and put in the work necessary.