In May, we collectively take our proverbial exhale. Around us, spring air sings on the leaves of the Quad while rays blush the bricks to their most inviting hue. As students across campus cherish the outdoor season, we realize our time is finite. Springtime is as permanent as it is impermanent: it’s here now and will return next year.
While campus warms with this tradition, we also stand at the crux of renewal. The Rosettes Ceremony celebrates the transition from old to new—the cycle of upper school leadership changing with the weather. Soon, the Senior Banquets and Student Council elections give way to the final stage, and onward to new campuses, stages, and people.
Sixth Formers, we encourage you to reflect on the hours spent cramming in the library, the moments held in the ranks of Centennial Hall, and the seconds suspended before each tennis serve or lacrosse goal. The seasons change, but we suspect you have grown with them. The Class of 2024 entered high school after virtual eighth grade—we’ve covered vast distances together.
The cycling of our time here seems small when compared to the new world we soon will enter: our next chapter will not be spent together. We encourage you to hold these final moments firmly in your fingers and remember how we made this class distinctly ’24.
Leadership is a continuous process of trying on shoes and keeping the ones that fit.
With that said, we certainly hope you embrace what lies ahead. You can preserve your favorite pastimes and discover new ones, join new friends with longtime buddies. Metamorphosis undeniably offers us something: change. We are excited about our continued growth, our continued becoming.
Rising Sixth Formers, know you are on the verge of change. Now, leading these halls will be your responsibility. You might not know what that looks like yet, but dive straight in. Leadership is a continuous process of trying on shoes and keeping the ones that fit.