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Our View
Class of 2004
For those who have forgotten the moment, and
those who are yet too young to have lived it, we
recall the bittersweet memory of passing through the portals of high school for the last time and into wider worlds of wonder.
Last week, 83 Rappahannock County High School seniors threw their mortar boards into the air and roared in celebration of endings, for some of innocence and restraint and apron strings, and a beginning of independent lives, pitfalls and perils and the joys of satisfying dreams and potentials.
What a deliciously frightening time this is, filled with wonder of the unknown, pregnant with big questions: Can I do this? What can I do? Where can I go? Will I be safe? Successful? Am I taking the correct road to get me to where I want to go? Who will be my friends? Will I be alone?
This moment, with a diploma in their hands, signals the final end of childhood and adolescence.
From now on, many graduates will start to earn livings and live off what they earn, live away from their families, taking responsibility for their thoughts and actions, and for their relationships. Indeed, the diploma is a ticket to growing up and for the first time being taken seriously by a grownup world.
We have watched them from a distance, in their sporting and other-extracurricular events, through their triumphs and tragedies, and we feel a genuine pride in the achievement of this week. We will watch what happens from here, always with the complete and genuine hope that dreams do come true and starting now, all tomorrows will be bright.
Congratulations Class of 2004!
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