Finally after 6048 long hours another year at Branksome has ultimately come to an end. Though not every one of those 362 880 minutes has been the best for some of you, I do hope that a large portion of that time was fun and rewarding for all of you. To most of the students the end of this school year means the beginning of summer, however for me and my fellow peers the ending of grade 10 is the portal to a new chapter in our lives, it has much significance.
             The time spent in middle school enriched our lives with experiences, the lessons we learned priceless, the friends we made ageless and the memories created unforgettable. There are some things money can't buy, for everything else there's the realization that Branksome is an immense puzzle piece of who we are and we have many people to thank for that.
             I know I speak for the entire student body when I thank the teachers for their time, patience and encouragement. Each teacher has taught us so much, and yet their wisest lessons didn't come from those expensive textbooks, but from there own experiences and lives. As they taught us about who we are and who we would like to be they made sure that we never lost our individuality. We are so fortunate and proud to be students of this school as it leads us into the new frontier. We are able to experiment without that fear of failure in this comfortable and supportive environment
             To the grade 10's of 2003, I feel very lucky to have experienced these last few years of middle school with you. At the beginning of grade 7, many of us barely new each other, though as the years went by, a bond began to form. Like we learned in chemistry, those of use who had few electrons to give, gave anyways, while others accepted them we were able to form full valence shells, full lives. And now at the end of this year, we are closer then ever before. We have all grown as individuals and have had 3 years of a journey that taught us about ourselves
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