English High School - Blue and Blue / Record Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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HEADMASTER ' S MESSAGE Dear Class of 1988, As I sit here, about to write my farewell note to you, I can ' t help but think about the many, many experiences we ' ve shared over the past four years. Most of us entered English High School for the first time, together, in September of 1984. You entered as young, impression¬ able, overwhelmed ninth graders. I entered as an anxious, excited, overwhelmed, first-time Headmaster. I don ' t think that any of us knew quite what to expect, and I suspect that each of us has experienced surprise, joy, anger, excitement, confusion and fulfillment over the course of our four years together. I know that I ' ve experienced the very best four years of my life, and I have you to thank for that. While I reflect on our four years together, I can ' t help but think about how proud of you I am, and how very much I ' ll miss your presence in the building. You are the very first graduating class I ' ve had the opportunity and pleasure of spending a full four years with. That means a great deal to me, and that makes you very, very special people. Just as I have fond memories of the past four years, so too do I look to your class to provide me with great pride in the years to come. Your education has really just begun. Whether or not you go into college, you have much to learn and experience in the years to come. You will play significant roles as workers, as husbands and wives, as parents and as citizens of whatever community you settle in. You will be responsible for the health and well-being of your families and your communities, as well as yourselves. Your futures will be as exciting and as productive as you allow them to be, and this will be a reflection of how much work and c aring you ' re willing to invest in making your lives as fulfilling as possible. I hope that we ' ve done a more than adequate job of preparing you for the challenges to come. I know we ' ve tried our best, but it ' s now up to you. Though I ' m excited, I am also a little bit afraid. I know you can make it. I know that you ' re talented, worthwhile, beautiful people. I know you have the capacity to make us proud. But, I also know that the road ahead of you is extremely rough, and I know that many who have preceded you have stumbled or fallen along the way. I am excited for you, but I also fear for you. I pray that you have the strength, the fortitude and the support to succeed. It will not be easy, and you must make it, but you have to believe that you are as wonderful and as capable as you really are. In closing, I thank you for all you ' ve given me over the past four years. You ' ve enriched my life and given it meaning. I hope that, in some small way, I too may have contributed something to you. I love all of you. I ' ll miss you. Make me proud! Go with pride, go with respect and go with determination! Sidney W. Smith Headmaster

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