Good afternoon everyone. I’m Juliana Vandermark. Thank you so very much for all coming this afternoon to support all of us as we reflect on our experiences here and rise up to get ready to become high school students.
On the last day of fifth grade at Haggerty, everyone was teary-eyed and sad. When we were reminded we would still be together next year, only we’d have new classmates too, most of us weren’t especially psyched.
Throughout our conversations about going to middle school people often thought Haggerty was the best and would always be the best. Even in conversations with the few kids I knew from other elementary schools, kids would make it a point to voice their opinion on the best school.
Looking back, my classmates and I were exceptionally …show more content…
We mostly sat with our school and occasionally glanced around the fluttering room to see our new classmates. We then broke out into our advisories and it suddenly dawned on me that I knew maybe 3 other people in that room and that was it. Obviously we got to know everyone and we (for the most part) love each other now, but throughout the years there have been different variations of lunch tables, more chairs being pulled up and more people sharing seats or going around to different tables talking to all their friends. The change -though it has been gradual in some respects- has been dramatic. Often we’ll be sitting in the lunchroom and somebody will turn to someone and inquire, “wait, you went to G+P?” or “What school did you go to?” Because, we’ve become one. We started off from three separate schools separate cohorts and classes and we all felt so different compared to the scholars of the other elementary schools. These three years here at vassal lane have brought us together to become one while at the same time allowed us sparkle and become our own wonderful individuals. We’ve become the vassal lane students of ‘16. We’ve become a whole new cohort, a cohort that is one for all and all for one. A cohort that isn’t adamant to prove their school was the best. We have grown into a group that wants to prove that our school is the best, to prove that Vassal Lane is the best and we are a team that has become the best
On the last day of fifth grade at Haggerty, everyone was teary-eyed and sad. When we were reminded we would still be together next year, only we’d have new classmates too, most of us weren’t especially psyched.
Throughout our conversations about going to middle school people often thought Haggerty was the best and would always be the best. Even in conversations with the few kids I knew from other elementary schools, kids would make it a point to voice their opinion on the best school.
Looking back, my classmates and I were exceptionally …show more content…
We mostly sat with our school and occasionally glanced around the fluttering room to see our new classmates. We then broke out into our advisories and it suddenly dawned on me that I knew maybe 3 other people in that room and that was it. Obviously we got to know everyone and we (for the most part) love each other now, but throughout the years there have been different variations of lunch tables, more chairs being pulled up and more people sharing seats or going around to different tables talking to all their friends. The change -though it has been gradual in some respects- has been dramatic. Often we’ll be sitting in the lunchroom and somebody will turn to someone and inquire, “wait, you went to G+P?” or “What school did you go to?” Because, we’ve become one. We started off from three separate schools separate cohorts and classes and we all felt so different compared to the scholars of the other elementary schools. These three years here at vassal lane have brought us together to become one while at the same time allowed us sparkle and become our own wonderful individuals. We’ve become the vassal lane students of ‘16. We’ve become a whole new cohort, a cohort that is one for all and all for one. A cohort that isn’t adamant to prove their school was the best. We have grown into a group that wants to prove that our school is the best, to prove that Vassal Lane is the best and we are a team that has become the best