Michael Lasser, a former English teacher, recently gave me this advice:<\/span><\/p>\n

“The Ancients would indicate ‘the past’ by pointing ahead and ‘the future’ by pointing behind. Why? Because we can only see the past; the future is unknown.”<\/span><\/p>\n

In my last year at this school, I\u2019ve been doing a lot of \u201clooking forward.\u201d Apart from my brief \u201chiatus\u201d freshman year, I\u2019ve been at Harley since kindergarten. It\u2019s amazing to think that I\u2019ve been a part of this close family for over a decade. As a lifer, I remember fondly many traditions: sitting on my mom\u2019s lap on Wednesday Assemblies, sorting mail during Twoville, sleeping over at the RMSC, making pie for Pi Day in middle school, eating lunch in OB\u2019s, and so many more. Truly, this community has shaped me into the person I am today. And as I look toward the [unknown] future of college and life, I hope never to forget whence I came.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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