Andrean High School - Decussata Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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. . . a time to be born and a time to die . . . Everything has a beginning and an end. Andrean comes into existence the day we enter it as freshmen. For four years it is the vital force and focus of our young lives. Then, it blinks out suddenly, like a candle, the day we graduate. Yet, Andrean lives on, not only in our hearts and memories, but in our beliefs and actions. It remains an indelible, inseparable part of who we are — and what we become. 5

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. . . For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven . . . Springtime — the bloom of new color and new life; Summertime — the soft chatter of birds; Autumn — the crackle of falling leaves; Wintertime — the chill of brisk winds. Changing seasons, changing times — everything grows and develops within the hours of eternity. Lifetime — this is our time. 4

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. . . A time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together . . . Have you ever cast a rock deep into the waters where it became engulfed by the seas and lost forever? Yet that very same stone can serve a purpose if placed with others and used instead to construct a building. Our lives are similar to that stone. We have a choice as to whether we want to be cast into our vast universe, overpowered and lost among the evils of society, or intertwined with others in our likeness, striving for set goals and making of ourselves something significant. For we, the stones, are the builders for eternity. And we must determine whether we want to become stumbling blocks or stepping stones.