Dear Class of 2020,
Thank you for welcoming us into MSA with open arms and bright smiles. Thank you for helping us adjust to this huge change and for giving us trade secrets. Thank you for all of your stories and experiences and opinions. Thank you for never letting the Phoenix be quiet for more than a second and for always making us laugh harder than necessary. Thank you for the late nights spent talking or dancing or trying not to cry and for the stupid conversations held on ruby red booths. And thank you for always being honest with us, even when it hurt to hear it.
Honestly, it’s crazy to think that you won’t be here next year and that we’ll stand where you stood for all of nine months. And the fact that quite a lot of you are going out of state for college makes it even harder to say goodbye. There is no way that we are gonna be exactly like you, that’s impossible. But we are gonna be the best seniors we can be, and we will think of you while we do so. You guys have genuinely influenced us in ways we couldn’t have possibly dreamed of. Again, thank you.
We’re extremely proud of you guys. You’ve been accepted to amazing schools, given amazing opportunities, made best friends. Your hard work and late nights have paid off. You’re all gonna go far and do amazing, beautiful things and I can’t wait to see what they are.
To My Senior/Mentor,
You have easily become one of my favorite people on this Earth. You’re hilarious, beautiful, an amazing friend, and a phenomenal writer. Thank you for always having my back, for being brutally honest, for letting me sleep in your room. Thank you for the laughter and the tears and the train rides home. Thank you for the movie nights and the bathroom talks and avocados, even if I never ate them. Thank you for truly being one of the best friends I’ve ever had, despite the fact that you forced me to do your hair and makeup.
I love and am so inexplicably proud of you. You’ve accomplished so much thus far and it’s going to be absolutely crazy seeing what you accomplish when college takes hold of you. You have a tendency to be harsh on yourself, so please treat yourself kindly. Take care of yourself and know that you are loved, no matter where you are or what you do. You aren’t perfect and you make mistakes, just as we all do. It’s okay. You can’t change the past, but you can change how it affects the future.
Well, this is the end. This is the end of an era for you and for all our friends. Y’all are so talented and powerful and I love y’all. Please stay safe.
Sincerely yours,
Azya <3
Ow, Azya, I felt this. I will miss the seniors a great deal, also. You worded this so beautifully, and even though I talked to different people and therefore have different memories, you provided me a glimpse into your world. I appreciated this so much, and I am sure that the seniors will as well. This made me smile. We will never fill the void they left, but hopefully we will give our juniors people to miss. Thanks (:
Beautiful see you later letter! I am so sad that I didn’t get a chance to say goodbye to the seniors. So I love how you wrote this as yours.
I’m really going to miss class of 2020. There were so many great memories made. This blog pulled at my heartstrings..