Stratford High School - Log Yearbook (Stratford, CT)

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Patterns might be called models for perfection — models made up of parts fitted to a whole. They may also be designs, such as those formed by beads of frost on a win- dowpane. Once again, the sym- metry of the whole is dependent upon the arrangement of its parts. Our high school environment was a pattern, already set, into which we stepped on our way to maturity. For us, it was an environment of learning and understanding. We were guided by its many parts, including administrators, teachers, and activities. They provided for us, within a small framework, an ex- periment in living. They were re- sponsible for casting us into an an- ticipated mold of tolerance and reason. In addition, each of us as indi- viduals brought into the school our own standards, thoughts, and goals. Through the choice of our courses, activities, and associations, we stamped our own variations on the design — a unique, harmonious blend from which the adult pattern must emerge. Now we have reached the end of a progression. The pattern is complete, and we are ready to take our parts in the whole of life. Even as a kaleidoscope is constantly changing, so will we add or de- tract from the pattern in our futures, while we are moved and affected by the shifts in life's design. The perfection of the whole will depend entirely upon us.