Welcome to ZCHS class of 2020! I would like to congratulate each and every one of you for not failing middle school. I know all those glue sticks and rulers can seem a bit overwhelming. Nevertheless middle school is a great place to prepare for high school. But now ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the big leagues. I remember when I was a kid I always saw high school as an intimidating place with muscular and scary teenagers. But inside those sturdy, menacing brick walls is a place where countless opportunities of happiness and life are found. In order to make the most out of the high school experience, you must put yourself out there as much as possible. Think to yourself “why the heck..” wait we’re mature teens now. I want you to see every
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Just like every human on earth you believe that you are the center of the universe, that everybody is watching you. Wallace elaborated that we have every reason to believe that self-centeredness, but in reality the spotlight effect is “totally wrong and deluded.” (Wallace 233). Although you all received endless attention until this point, life is not like that. Unlike middle school, the teachers and faculty members of high school take the Emerson approach. Allowing the students to make most of their own calls while the high school “wait[s] and see[s] the new product of nature” (Emerson 189). Having that in mind, you now realize that you have to be on the ball if you want to succeed. There isn’t always going to be somebody looking over you telling you what to do. Now you can decide what is best for you and your future. This is important because this is the time to really see who you are, and what you are like. Being able to mold yourself into the person that you “naturally” want to be is the main point of high school. The immense number of clubs, sports and classes you are exposed to allow you to become whoever you want. So it is keen to take those opportunities, to take part in the activities you like to do, while also networking yourself with the amazing people that this school
Just like every human on earth you believe that you are the center of the universe, that everybody is watching you. Wallace elaborated that we have every reason to believe that self-centeredness, but in reality the spotlight effect is “totally wrong and deluded.” (Wallace 233). Although you all received endless attention until this point, life is not like that. Unlike middle school, the teachers and faculty members of high school take the Emerson approach. Allowing the students to make most of their own calls while the high school “wait[s] and see[s] the new product of nature” (Emerson 189). Having that in mind, you now realize that you have to be on the ball if you want to succeed. There isn’t always going to be somebody looking over you telling you what to do. Now you can decide what is best for you and your future. This is important because this is the time to really see who you are, and what you are like. Being able to mold yourself into the person that you “naturally” want to be is the main point of high school. The immense number of clubs, sports and classes you are exposed to allow you to become whoever you want. So it is keen to take those opportunities, to take part in the activities you like to do, while also networking yourself with the amazing people that this school