Dear Seniors,
The walls of Franklin High School and the community around them have long made up the extent of your surroundings. As graduation approaches, we must remember the times that we have all shared here and we must also look to a bright future.
I hope that you can leap into your adult life with drive and passion, knowing that you are about to abound on a journey that will take you in many wonderful directions, all of which will be unique from the next person’s experience. I believe in everyone’s ability to thrive professionally and personally as we spread away from each other because I see how talented and promising each member of the class of 2022 is as they walk down the halls each day. We might not remember every single face we see in the yearbook as decades pass and memories fade, but hopefully thinking of FHS will sprout feelings of warmth when we sit retired, content, full of life and stories that have shaped who we have grown into.
Each of us has an incredible power within us at this moment and that is to choose a path that will make us happy. There is so much choice that is presented to us upon graduation, in regards to the places we go, the people we interact with, and the marks that we leave behind on the world. I hope that all of us leave a great many marks on the world. I wish you a life of excitement, peace, and abundance. I hope that when you do face tribulation, you face it with an attitude that trouble will shake in the presence. I hope that you never lose your teenage energy and optimism. Do not let the world leave you jaded; let it touch you and provide you with the energy to create, appreciate, and hope. Keep laughing, wishing, and loving. Every person adds a bit of light to this world that you must never let anything extinguish. Continue to live, grow, and radiate that light. It is the only magic this world will see.
As scary as the future may seem, it is ready for us. The future is full of opportunity and time to become exactly what we want to be and do exactly as we wish to do. Do not tremble at the sight of the future. Instead, stand before it and let yourself open up to what it has to offer you. I can’t wait to see all that you accomplish and all of the things that are waiting for you in the moments to come. Thanks for a great four years.
Best wishes,
A Fellow Senior