Parishville Hopkinton High School - Panorama Yearbook (Parishville, NY)

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TO SENIORS FIGURE OUT THE REAL YOU The biggest mystery of most people is themselves. But it is not an unsolved mystery. Knowing oneself is mainly a matter of sharpening the focus on the picture one already has. We know that all people are different. They do not like the same things; they cannot do the same things equally well. On the other hand, most people can do most things well enough to make a living at them. The trick is to sort out the things you like and can do well and try to find work that requires just such things. Or you can sort out the things you don't like and Can't do well and avoid work required just such Now that you have reached the first big plateau in your search for knowledge I sincerely encourage you to continue on in the learning pro- cess. This will enable you to establish priorities in your life and aid you in deciding what you have to do to make your life really count. When you complete your high school career do not complete your education. Even if you do not continue your formal education, continue your education in every way available to you, and they are many and varied. Try to improve the abilities and skills you have, read widely and regularly, engage in conversation with people of various interests and occupations. All these things and many others can increase immensely your satisfaction and enjoyment of life. For only by understanding the world around you can you hope to enjoy it. In an analysis of 10, 000 people, only 3 out of every 100 were found to have a definite aim in life. 95% were drifters. However, nearly all who were successful had had a definite aim in life while young, and had made every effort to achieve it. Success comes to those who are willing to work for it. Opportunities are unlimited for the individual who has the desire to move ahead, to always improve. May the years ahead hold only the best for each of you. Education is the means by which our cultural heritage is transmitted and improved from generation to generation. The degree by which it will improve depends greatly on your individual goals and aspirations as graduates of Parishville Hopkinton Central School and as citizens of this country. In the future each of you will reflect the formal training you have had here and I am sure you will make us proud. Best wishes in the years ahead. things.