Hyde Park High

Oh high school. I don't even know where to begin haha. I attended Hyde Park since sixth grade and this past may my time there has officially come to a close. What a ride it has been, specifically these past four years. I have learned a ton in high school. I learned that being the mascot is not as glamorous as Disney channel made it seem, and that i am way too short for basketball, and that i always get cast as the most awkward parts in school theater productions haha. I have learned that having the opportunity to go to high school with both of your sisters is one of the coolest things ever (Gabby 9th, Sophia 10th-12th). i have learned to not take yourself too seriously, and that it is acceptable to randomly have a light saber fight in the middle of the hallway, library, cafeteria, and in your AP stats class. There are a lot of things i would have done differently. I wore a sweater vest once. I almost failed Latin.I was terrible at all things math related, sorry Mr. Eaton. There were times when i was honestly a terrible friend. I wish i would have connected with underclassmen more. I wish i would've parked my car at the hotel around the corner and drove a barbie jeep to school. I wish i would have gotten on that train that flew by campus everyday. I wish i would have appreciated my teachers better.I wish we would have won state in soccer haha. I don't want to dwell on stuff that i didn't do though, i would rather dwell on stuff that i did do. Kati and Hannah i am so glad we drew mike Tyson tattoos on our face and wore them like that the whole day. Kati i am glad we put flashlights in our shirts and pretended we were iron man. I went to junior prom with a sophomore haha. sutherlyn, Kylie, Meghan, and hannah i am glad that we dressed up like spice girls our junior year. Kati thanks for being my zombie twin.  Danielle thank your making us take a middle part picture at lunch.  Thank you enemies and haters for always pushing me to be better.  Courtney and Matt thanks for pushing me in the pool causing me to get stitches. Omi thanks for going to Starbucks with me even though we were technically supposed to be in class. Thank you MOG for proving that boys can have cliques even more so than girls.
          I am very grateful for high school. There were times that i hated it, but there were also so many times that i loved it. I think that probably the best thing that came out of my high school experience was the relationships that i formed. I think about my lunch table. That group of about ten girls that i spent 30 minuets with everyday. There were times when we didn't really talk about anything and other times that we laughed until we cried. So I thank you Jessie, Christi, Hannah, Grace, Kylie, Omi, Anabelle, Meaghan, Jordan,Whitney and kati. I have learend so much from each of you, even if you some of you were my arch enemies :)
         Thank you to all of my teachers for dealing with my abundance of personality. Mrs. Kent, thank you for showing me that i can be good at english class (even if i do suck at grammar), and for  getting me involved in fine arts.  Mr. Schroder, Thanks for being quirky. Coach Crastina, thanks for showing me how to draw a map. Coach Carter, thank you for loving me so well these past four years. You will always be my adopted grandfather. Mr. Boxx, thanks for keeping the campus safe from kids in the parking lots. Mrs. Demoss, thanks for teaching me all abut roman baths. Moffet, thanks for helping me discover that math was not my strong point. Blanchard thanks for letting me be your office aid, those were good times. Schindler, thanks for showing me super cool youtube videos on the french revolution, and for being a great soccer coach, and friend!!! Polski, thank you for teaching me that Chem is TRY. Mrs. Brock, thanks for letting me call you courtney now, thanks also for filling my brain with knowledge of america, and thanks for being my friend and breakfast dates, Miss Cluff, thanks for helping me pursue my passion of music, I loved you class. Mr. Eaton....Im sorry haha. Carp, thanks for putting up with me for ten years, I love you dude. Miss Sundae, thanks for not failing me in Latin, i really appreciate it. Burcher, thanks for teaching me everything in the world about physics. Mrs. Polanco/ Ms. Bodewig, thanks for showing me that i do not want to go into the medical field.Mr. Woo, thanks for being super awesome. Myhre, thanks for being a great coach and helping me become better everyday, and for also becoming a friend. Last but not Least, Mrs. Kelley. Thank you for making me love to learn. Your wisdom goes so far beyond the classroom. You are one of the strongest people i know, and im convinced you are beyonce.
       Hyde Park is unlike any place ever. It is 10000000000000000 times better than regents. It is a place that offers so many opportunities. A place where community is a core value, and a palce where the school song is slow and boring. Like i always say, "I might not have found my husband in high school, but i definitely found some bridesmaids. Id like to give one final thank you to all of my friends. You guys rock and i will miss you terribly. I would like to give a special shoutout to sutherlyn nichols. You have been my friend since sixth grade, and i love you for that because middle school was terrible. I love you so much and you have been there for me like you cant even imagine. You will always be apart of my life, i know this for a fact. Kati Rae Wheeler....What was high school for us. I seriously dont understand. You are my partner in crime. Thanks for the countless mems. Teachers who had both of us in class, there is a crown waiting for you in heaven. You are the best friend i could have ever asked for. I love you so much. Along with Sutherlyn and others, I am for sure you will be in my life forever, and one day make a fantastic God Mother to my daughter, Wind. Your friendship has meant so much to me, getting to know your family has also been pretty awesome. I know you are going to do great things. I love you.
       To everyone else still at HP, soak it in. Soak it all up. I know everyone says this, but time goes so fast. Like I am writing this blog from college...what. I hope that you dont take HP for granted. Everyone of us makes fun of HP all the time, and say its awful, and that we cant wait to get out, but the truth is there is no other place we would rather spend our four years of high school. Live it up panthers.