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The cowardly lion began to tremble and shake as he said, body might laugh at me if I do something different. “You can count on it, the Wizard smiled at him. And that will be your signal that your test to be brave has begun.” Oh, my, sighed the Tinman, Somebody might not like me if I don't do what they want me to do. “You cannot expect anyone to really like you until you like yourself, the Wizard counseled him. People will take you to be just as valuable as you value yourself. The Scarecrow began to worry. I don't know if I will be able to figure out what is the best thing to do, with my not having a brain, and all, he said. Too much brainpower might just get in your way,” the Wizard the forces of fear. In spite of incredible odds, together they were able to conquer the Witch once and for all, causing her to melt and disap- r; you have a touchstone of truth inside you t answer; it is your intuition. When i fight for, you will feel it. Trust your- assured him. Don't which will always g something is right self. And then the Wizard, in his most magnificient voice, told them all: Until you destroy this witch, you will be prisoners of yourselves! Dorothy and her friends were very frightened by the heavy serious ness of all of this, and several of them looked for somewhere to hide. But the Wizard was very wise. By the way, he said, Being true to yourself no matter what anyone else thinks — why, that takes the very qualities which you four are looking for: courage, a heart, a brain, and a destination to reach. gave them all determination, and they set out on their quest, id not have to look long for the Wicked Witch; she found them And she was indeed most powerful. After many close calls ruined their futures, during which they were tempted what they knew would destroy their minds and bod-run, these close friends fought a furious battle with Why, she wasn’t much, after all, each of them thought, and was ashamed of his hesitation. ’ ' Taking her broom as proof of their victory, the group returned to the Emerald City. Their greatest lesson was yet to be learned. The Wizard revealed to them that there was actually no magic power in Oz; he was an ordinary person just as they were. He had only assumed to be all-powerful in order to encourage students to live up to the truth in themselves. There is, he said, no special magic anywhere to solve everyone's problems, except within one's self. It is called faith. Oz further revealed to them the great truth called Potential — the power of the talents within them to come true if each one could just believe strongly enough in himself to work for the results. The power of Potential — the seed of growth toward ach)e tement V- '$ exactly what, he said, school is all about In other word:,, the Wizard instructed them, the Lion had always had courage, the Tinman always had a heart, and the Scarecrow a brain. What they had not had was visible proof of it. They had not believed it because they could not see it. The proof that the Oz provided was in the forms of a medal, a letter W, an awards banquet, and a high school diploma. Finally, Dorothy discovered that she, too, had always had the potential to go anywhere she wished; all she had to do was point herself in that direction and want it strongly enough. As she closed her eyes, clicked her heels, and wished with all her might, she was transported from the Emerald City and from Wapella High School, never to return again.
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Once upon a time — which may have been several years ago or as recently as last August, according to how you imagine it — a young girl from Illinois named Dorothy embarked upon what was to be the greatest learning experience of her life. '‘W When it began, she had no choice in the matter: Dorothy found herself suddenly caught up in the middle of an Illinois twister — a whirlwind from which there was no escape and which carried her, with her dog Toto and a few meager possessions, to a new and strange land called Oz — or Wapella High School — depending on how you read the road signs. Here she met several strange and totally different types of people; some friendly and loving, some pow erful and frightening, and some just plain weird. First the horrible experience of a tornado and now enrolled as a student at Wapella High; would her troubles never end? Dorothy had arrived as a Freshman in the section of Oz where the Munchkins lived The Munchkins were childish Freshman personali ties who went around munching on candy bars all the time, completely defenseless in the face of several witches and goblins in the Junior and Senior classes. These large-headed heroes — at least for a time — tried to control the Munchkins’ lives, as did the talkative Sophomores, who told stories impossible to believe. Although Dorothy had often wanted to get away from home in the past, she now found herself anxious to ieave Oz. High School was just too scary. The only one who gave her hope was Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. She told Dorothy that there was a Powerful and Mysterious Wizard of Oz who was principal of the school and could guide Dorothy to graduate and be transported back home. First, she must make the long journey to become a Senior, and then, if Oz and her instructors found that she had earned it, Dorothy would be given a ticket to leave at an impressive graduation cere- in front of many people. This journey was full of dangers, bui linda insisted that Dorothy must start at the beginning and finish every step herself, not trying short-cuts, not using lazy excuses, anc not quitting before her destination was reached. If others told her that there was an easier way than to take one step at a time and tc follow the yellow brick road all the way, she must not listen, for this was a prize she must win on her own. Her entire future depended or it. I „ So Dorothy started off to see the Wizard. What she found first however, was a skinny scarecrow who didn’t have a brain, a well meaning handsome tin woodsman who didn’t have a heart, and a lior without any courage who pretended to be brave — all commor enough personalities to find in any room in Wapella High School They all became friends, though, and because each of them felt tha his problem would be magically solved by the grant from Oz, they al went off to see the Wizard. The Wizard told them what was required before he could give then a ticket home: they must pass many tests and complete all their jobi successfully before he could give Scarecrow a brain. Tinman a heart the cowardly Lion courage, and Dorothy her wish. In back of all ol this was a great final test for them: to conquer and destroy the Wicked Witch of the West, a black and evil power which threatened every student in school. This witch lived deep inside the studeni body and tempted them to do wrong. When Dorothy asked what special power this witch possessed, the Wizard told her the Wicked Witch of the West tempted each studeni differently because everyone had a different weakness, but all prob lems were based on the most common fear in high school, to stand up alone for one’s own beliefs regardless of others’ opinions. That is a scary thing to do,” Dorothy said. But I guess important things always are.”
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