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he beginning of a new school year has always been cologne, imagining where the next four years might lead.
T a consistent opportunity for metamorphosis, the separated seemingly forever by summer camps and family
Sophomores return eager to see their old friends,
summer providing a hopeful chrysalis of time in
which growing three inches and becoming visibly
self-actualized were always possibilities. Sometimes, these vacations. They feel relief to no longer be freshmen, an
excitement stemming from a sense of comfort and potential.
things were sought actively, through days at the gym or Juniors begin the new year with a mix of dread
nights in a library. Other times, the summer was spent and adrenaline, stressed for the rigorous year to come
passively waiting for these changes to occur on their own, but pumped enough to get it all done. They are now
as if some magical natural impetus upperclassmen, more powerful with
for change could be lying dormant “SENIORS RECEIVE A age and increased responsibility.
waiting for one hot day to stir a However, there is still room to grow.
reaction. A new school year is a new BITTERSWEET WELCOME As seniors return to Pine Crest for
chance to become a new person, their last first day, the excitement
AND THE SENTIMENT
and this is an exciting notion. is still there, but different. Instead
For freshmen, the first day of returning hopeful for a drastic
TO MAKE THE BEST OF
is always a busy one, with a doubled change or instant improvement,
class size and opportunities for seniors receive a bittersweet
school involvement increased WHAT IS LEFT” welcome and the sentiment to make
exponentially. The club fair offers a the best of what is left. No longer
confusing glimpse into high school community life, with is high school the place to become someone newer and
each club representative excitedly stirring prospective better; rather, it is the place where growth has occurred,
recruits with promises of exciting meetings and free and where memories have been captured. Seniors walk
food. Freshmen explore the new halls, their straightened the halls with confidence knowing they have successfully
hair bouncy and their clothes radiating too much transcended the stress and the drama to become fully
functioning humans, ready to go out and form their
own destinies. They are excited for a new year, a last
year, and the possibilities of everything that comes next.

I. DECKED OUT IN A PC SWEATSHIRT, Kaylee Blanchard
(10) smiles eamesrly as she Ihinks abouf rhe upcoming year.
II. AT THE SPANISH CLUB TABLE, nof-so-Spanish Liz Poppifi
(12) fries Hany Zerbib's (12) sombrero on for a good laugh af
fhe Club Fair.
III. INQUIRING, Siobhan Boroian (12) visifs fhe Young
Democrats table to pose a few questions.
IV. OH SO STUDIOUS, Hiba Ismail (10) and Carolina
Salazar (10) start off the school year right, hitting fhe books on
the first day.

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