The Final Countdown

As my high school career comes to an abrupt close and I go on to bigger and better things, I don’t know if I can really say it for sure but I might miss some people more than others, I might miss waking up at the crack of dawn for the same old thing over and over again. I might also miss the people who believed I could do everything I set my mind to and never doubted me from the get go. If it wasn’t for them, I’d probably still be NO-G Kyle Dostie who was that weird kid you didn’t know with an awful haircut, talked funny, had no friends and sat by himself at lunch (those were the days).

I’d also like to thank someone who somehow changed my life from a futureless bum who wasn’t going anywhere into graduating high school and becoming what you see now, the stud of the school. but I’d also like to thank the people that helped me come out of my socially awkward shell and made me love myself for who I was, and also made me stop being such a shy weirdo and how they accepted me for who I am as a person. Honestly, thanks to them I’ll always remember to stay true and real with anyone I encounter as long as they do the same, because loyalty’s first all the other things are second. I also learned that if you take a smoking break during lunch time there’s bound to be bad consequences.

But another thing I learned in my 4 years of high school is to not care what others think and just to be yourself. For real though, why would you care about what anyone thinks, especially people you’re forced to see for 4 years and then probably never see them again after graduation. Ultimately though, you’re all you got in this world and the only people you should try to impress are yourself, and the people that love and care about you, not some herbs that somehow unfortunately go to the same school who you’re forced to see everyday and god forbid talk to. Another thing I learned is if something’s not right, don’t hesitate to speak up and do something about it, because too often we can help out our fellow peers from this type of stuff but don’t because of a crowd mentality that we share, or you don’t talk to them and that’s not right because everybody deserves a right to a safe education without being harassed. You know, JFK once wisely said that “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future”. I take that quote to heart because too often do you, or me, or maybe even someone who’s not reading this is scared to change or do something they’re afraid of. We all know that fears are one of the things that make you human, but don’t be afraid to take risks, like if that girl you see is very attractive, try talking to her, the worst thing she can say is no.

Or, when you feel like life’s not complete or something’s bringing you down, get yourself out of that situation because you deserve better. But honestly, I had a lot of good experiences to offset the bad in my high school days and that’s what I need to appreciate, because there is so much more to appreciate because it’s not the best place around but the experiences and the connections I made will always have a place in my heart and I’d say that I won’t be forgotten anytime soon. Ultimately, as much as I like talking trash about this school and all that, in a cruel twist of fate I graduate from here and I honestly am going to miss the days of seeing, the real, the fake, and everyone else in between.

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