I have been so blessed with such a great high school career. I have been blessed with something that makes saying goodbye to high school so hard. I was blessed to have been chosen for the Freshmen Mentoring Program at my school. It was the best decision I have ever made. It hasn't even been a full semester in and my 19 freshmen have taught me more about myself than I could ever know. They have taught me what it is like to start over, how to teach, and how to cut loose and have fun. They have given me this new sense of responsibility that I could only learn from caring for these freshmen. These kids make my days go both smoother and a lot harder. They are all such great kids, and I am so thankful to have met each and every one of them. No one could ever have understood the fear I had coming into this and how scared I was to screw it all up, but once I met them, I knew there wasn’t a single thing that I could do that would make me not love each one of them. They are becoming like my own little brothers and sisters, and I couldn’t ask for better kids.

Entering this program has been the most rewarding thing I have done in high school. My freshmen have become family to me, and I am so grateful for each one. They have changed my life so much without knowing it, and they probably don’t even care. They all give my life a little push. They push me to be better. Anytime I do anything, I always think, "What would my class think if they knew about this? Would they be proud or mad?" My class means a lot to me, and they don’t even know.

There aren’t even words to express how thankful I am for my class, and I know they just think I am some chick that just wanted to get out of lit block. Lit block has always been awful, and I am grateful that I get to be a mentor to these kids to make it a little bit better. I know they don’t care, or maybe they do, but they have changed me, and for that I am so thankful.

To my class, I do love you. I care about you. I want you to succeed. I want you to do great things. I want you to go far in life. I am so thankful for you. Thank you for making my last year of high school so much better. Thank you for making me a better person. Thank you for opening my eyes. Thank you for letting me be nostalgic and relive my freshman year through yours. I see myself in all of you. Thank you so much for being so great, and thank you so much for helping me solve my own problems, while I solve yours. Thank you guys so much for everything. I love you all! You have all became my little brothers and sisters. Just remember that I care about you and that I am on your side. You can always talk to me about anything and everything.

I know that leaving high school can suck, especially if you are involved and love what you do throughout high school. It all flies by, and my FMP class makes leaving so much harder. My FMP class means so much to me, and I cannot imagine my life as a senior without my little class of freshmen. Thank you guys so much!