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Paul  Benjam in G erm ain
                            Com ing from  Pine C rest B oca  I  w a s am azed  by th e  college-like  size of th e   Fort  L auderdale cam p u s.
                            How w ould  I  survive a s  a fresh m an ?..... T he sen io rs a re  so  big.......so m e of th em  even  have b eard s!  I
                            never felt so  young and deceiv ed   in  all  of my life.  This w a s  nothing  like  Saved By The BelP.  You  didn’t
                            have th e  sa m e  12 kids in e a c h  c la ss,  no te n  foot lo ck ers w e re  to   be found,  and w h e re  w a s  Kelly
                            K apow ski?!  W ell..... I ad ju ste d , and  High School flew  by fa s te r th a n   I  could com p reh en d .  H eed th e
                            adv ice of  Ferris B ueller...”Life m oves p retty  fa st.  If you  don’t sto p  and  look around  o n ce  in  aw hile,  you
                            could m iss it.”  M o m   a n d   D ad:  It is  im possible to  e x p re ss th e   love and th a n k s  I feel  in  m y h e a rt for
                            your c a re  and guid an ce.  In tim es of  h ap p in ess you a re  alw ay s th e re  to  c e le b ra te  w ith m e;  a s  w hen
                            tim es  a re  low, you arrive w ith th e  u pm o st com fort.  T hank you for all you have ta u g h t m e,  and for
                            w aiting  up till  I co m e hom e at night.  I love you  both!  J a c k ie :  W hat ca n   I say, you  u sed  to  be my
                            favorite p erso n  to  fight w ith in th e  c a r on  long fam ily road trips, but now  you’ve b eco m e  m y b e st
                            friend.  L ate night TV,  nintendo to u rn a m e n ts,  or ju st hanging out,  I  know  w e will  alw ay s  rem ain  clo se.
                            W atching you grow  and  m atu re into a young  lady is am azing; th a n k s for alw ays  being th e re  for m e.  I
                            love ya!
                            High  School w ould not be co m p lete w ithout th e  friends  I  have m ade,  and  th e  love and good tim e s th ey
                            have sh ared  w ith m e.  So..... I’ve d ecid ed  to  w rite a little so m eth in ’ to  alm o st all of th e   p eople th a t
                            have m ade m y school ex p e rie n c e  so enjoyable.  (In alpha o rd er b e c a u se   I  couldn’t possibly rank my
                            friends) A d a m   G.: W hat can   I sa y ...b e ste st friend sin c e  5th grad e?..m o del  building,  m ating
                            elvis+pookie, w atchin  th e  G oonies,  all our late  nights  in  B oca,  DVD  porn, putting  hot s a u c e  in Ju s tin ’s
                            drink, esca p in g  thug  con fro n tatio n s a t  M izner and g ettin g  th e  b o ttle throw n  a t my car,  hanging  a t e a c h
                            o th er’s h o u ses..sk in g ....it’s b een  g reat..!  know  w e’ll  k eep in to u ch ....th an k s for being th e re   buddy
                            A d ria n   A.: You’re a lot fa s te r th a n   m e,  bu t it’s cool.  Volvo rep resen t!  A li  S .: We g o tta  w atch  th e
                            movie!!, m aybe I’ll g e t you  a  hoverboard  so m eday   A lic ia : hey tyler hill buddy, I’m  glad w e g o t to   hang
                            th is year, you’re a  sw e e t girl, th a n k s for being  th e re  Amy:  I’ll  never fo rg et your “P rin c e ss  F igm enta”
                            c o stu m e A n g e la : We’ve g o tta  w atch  The G oonies again A p o llo : flashin  th e  sh o c k e r in  band/chorus
                            assem bly , Dice, ODB, cooking w ith  Paul  and Apollo!,  Rizk  M afia...thanks for alw ay s  being th e re  for m e
                            m an,..I g o t yo  bak foo! A s h le y   G.: I could  play w ith your hair forever, th a n k s for bein’ su ch   a  sw e e t girl
                            B e a n : I’ll  never forget laughing ab o u t th e  barf on th e  c la ss trip...good  luck in th e   NBA B e n d e r:  Day of
                            5th g ra d e  hom eroom ....trying to   m ake you  sp it out your ch o co late  m ilk..... pouring  slu sh ie on “C arl” in
                            th e  stu d e n t sto re-.y eee haw w , th a n k s for bein th e re   Hunk #4 B la u t: T han ks for being th e  ch auffeur on
                            our random  night terrorizing  drive th ru  w indow s w ith C azner,  Radler, Berlin,  and  Louis B o b : “Dr. Dre”
                            R adler and  I will  never stip  laughing  a t your a n tic s M rs.  B r o g a n :  T hank you for all  of your know ledge
                            and c a re  for th e   p a st 3 y ears,  I  have learn ed  m any le sso n s not only in a c ad em ics,  but  in  life from
                            you...thank you! C a r a   L.:  I forgive you for stealin g  coffee... C a ’ra: b e st buddy sin c e   lab  p a rtn e rs,
                            th a n k s for alw ays bein th e re  to  talk  to!  never sto p  dancin.  C a ro lin a :  I c a n ’t believe Solloso a c c u se d
                            you  of bringing c o c k ro a c h e s into th e  room , it w as cool to  be w ith you in m usical C o u rt  P.:  hangin’ in
                            and  out of school  h as been so  m uch fun..I can  talk  ab o u t anything w ith y a ..... sta y  a  cool  girl and
                            th a n k s for being th e re  for m e C r is tin a :  It is alw ay s g re a t to s e e  your sm ile during th e  d ay ...thanks for
                            all of th e  hugs  D a e lli: Alex D aaaaeeellliiii!  Neon  R epresent!  Dude,  le t’s  play golf and do 360’s  in th e
                            cart!...  D at’s Enough!  D a n a : your th e  b e st lab  p a rtn e r ever!  D a n ie lle : I never fully approved  of you
                            dating  Ian until you  bought him th e  B ack to  th e  F uture so u n d tra c k ...Ju st kidding...rem em ber w hen  I
                            called you A frican Ju n g le Q ueen? D e b ra:  your th e  b e st dam n  bar/batm itzvah d a n c e  p a rtn e r
                            ever...hopefully w e’ll run  into each  o th er in th e  film b u sin e ss so m ed ay  D e L e o : P  Hunk and form er
                            neighbor, th a n k s for birthday beer, so rry  for calling you  D erose by ac c id e n t in th e  beginning  of 9th
                            g rad e  D e rek:  draw ing carto o n s, w ater-ski  party, listening to  th e  fa rt c a s s e tte ,  superbow l, and
                            d iscu ssin g  every Sim psons ep iso d e sin c e  5th g rad e...w e’ve  had som e incredible lau g hs E rik a : you’re
                            not ju s t th e  fa s te s t girl  I  know ...you’ve go t a g re a t personality... I’m glad  I’ve g o tte n  to   know  you  b e tte r
                            th is year...  F a in tu c h : I  rem em ber d ancing w ith you  a t th e  bar/batm itzvahs and you  being  a foot ta lle r
                            th an  m e.  You alw ays m ake m e laugh.  S tay sw eet.  F e e h a n : “T he  Fee”...lf you g e t sick  of a c a d e m ics
                            in co lleg e...b eco m e a th e a te r m ajor.  I’ll alw ay s  be th e re  to  give you  so m e n e w sp a p e r to  sle e p  on  in
                            th e  quad.  Fiorin tin o : I  alw ays feel a t hom e in your h o use.  You’ve been  th e re  for m e in all
                            situ atio n s...w ith  our cab le  m odem  b rains w e will prevail!  Cam p,  English,  M arine,  launching  ro ck ets,
                            C arrot Top,  Lew insky..w e did it all.  T hanks for being  one of my b e s te s t buddies...B urrito R epresent!
                            Fu zzm an :  N ever loose to u ch  of your creativ e abilities,  m aybe so m eday  everyone will  ow n a copy of
                            “T he  H ooker th a t J u s t W anted to  C uddle” G e le ty : N ever sto p  playin guitar.,  hope to  s e e  you  on s ta g e
                            so m ed ay  H e d b e rg : “H ere is th e  sto ry  of th e  naked  boy...” T h e   H o c h : We should design  th e  first
                            m icrow ave oven th a t can  be a tta c h e d  to  a TI89  H u b by: “rid e...b a c k se at of da ca d d ie ? ”..chillin w it
                            P alerm o...superbow l...thank s for bein a g re a t p erso n  to   m e...stay  coo Ia n : H ebrew  School, Volvo
                            Power!, reciting every line to  BTTF, g etting  em otional a t th e  end  of m ovies,  S e b a ss and W hiplash
                            kickin’ a c e , girls a t U niversal, g ettin g  “n o stalg ic”, th a n k s for being o ne of my b e s te s t  buddys J a re d :
                            Fransw a!,  M ellinaah!,  Dr.  Mario!,  CarrotT,  Dice!,  Hop!, D urose, Lindem on,  m ellin’s food!,  kearns!, eb ay /
                            eastb ay !, w e ’ve had th e  b e st tim es...A irN SeaSho!,  M axim a/M ustang drag...I’ll  never fo rg et our Univer­
                            sal tim e s...th an k s for being  a  b e s te s t buddy J a v ie r: Fiorintino and  I think you  should go professional
                            w restling  (WWF) J e n n y   G.: Hey, 3rd g rad e buddy,  I’ve alw ays enjoyed  sharing A bercrom bie w oods
                            w ith ya...l’ll  sto c k  up for n ext y ear J e n n y   L.:  film c la ss.. ’’Lick a  my...”,Toy S tory 2 ...m ono ahh...our
                            num erou s quality co n v ersatio ns...yo u r alw ay s th e re  for m e, th a n k s for being  so  c lo se J e re m y :  A ttack
                            of th e   Killer T om atoes could  have b een  cool,  but it’s ok...Fight Club w a s cool J o h n -V o n : fantically
                            seach in  for MP3’s before th e   period w as over in geom etry...w ho w as th a t  M ac Truck...w hy it w a s Mac
                            J o n   I.: su c k s th a t I  m issed  ou t on th e  ice slide...w e’ll  have to o rd er one for g rad u atio n  J o rd a n a : I
                            m ust adm it, you’re a sw e e t girl,  I’m glad  I  got to  know  you th is y ear
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