The end of the school year is fast approaching with concerts
and recitals, field trips and tests galore.
Students and teachers are scurrying to finish up end of the year
projects and preparing for exams, while parents are consumed with sack lunch
requests, field trip forms and last minute calendar changes... Students are cleaning out classrooms and
de-cluttering desks and backpacks. Each
student has accumulated memorable experiences, friendships and knowledge that
will not be forgotten ... cherished
moments caught on camera, in essay, poem and report card. At the same time, each student is looking
forward to summer and a time to step back and enjoy some leisure time in the
sun. Soon time will bring them back
around to return again in the fall with brand new notebooks, freshly sharpened
pencils, and uncluttered desks and minds … ready to start a new school year. Wouldn’t it be nice if the rest of life
could be like a school year … with time to finish up all projects and clean out
cobwebs and clutter from our lives and our minds to start with a fresh slate
with the next coming season …
I think today of graduating seniors … my children have not
reached this part of life yet … and I hope the next few years go by in slow
motion! I know that many seniors are feeling bittersweet these last few weeks as they are
finishing a wonderful chapter in their lives … while also getting ready to write a
whole new novel as they embark on bright futures. I recall my own high school graduation and I
have many fond memories of that time of my life. Those memories helped make me who I am today. But wonderful as those memories are, I would
not want to step back in time for I have had many new beginnings since then … I
met my husband just weeks after graduation and we went on to be married and
have two wonderful children! And I continue to anticipate new endeavors on the horizon.
With thoughts of graduating seniors, special memories and
new beginnings …
This week, a well deserving Decorah High School graduate
will be receiving the Adam J. Bohr Memorial Scholarship and another deserving
North Liberty student will be receiving one as well. As my family and I attempt to clear some of the
cobwebs of grief from our hearts, we cling to cherished memories and recall
many ways that my brother, Adam, enriched our lives. It is comforting to know that Adam’s spirit will continue to enrich the lives of others as his memory lives on in graduating seniors each year as they embark
on their own new beginnings with endless possibilities …
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