It's how we handle life and its adversities that shape the people we become. The entering of high school marked the beginning of four years of tears, heartache, smiles, laughter, memories, sweat and growth that ended in one of the greatest character-building periods of our lives. There is a price to pay with living, and that is the reality that mistakes will be made and pain endured. All events are blessings given to us to learn from. Mistakes are life's way of guiding us and preparing us for what's to come, in the hope that in the future we can avoid even greater heartache.
High school is all about falling off the horse and getting back on.
It's all the falls and lessons learned that cause us to grow as people and help us discover our true character and the extent of our inner strength. During these four years, we were forced to face challenges unlike any we'd met before. Some were successes, others not, but all taught us lessons that will remain with us always. We've survived distractions, heartbreaks, disputes, tests of friendship, teachers, parents, exams and jobs to earn the right to graduate. Graduation marks the end of an era, the end of a period in our lives.