The Last Day of School


We made it! Today is the last day of school. Mark this date - Tuesday, May 24, 2021. We made it, we made it. Friday, July 24, 1987 was my last day of high school - ever. It went something like this: “Only thirty minutes to go!”  whispered Neil Bailey. The message spread like wildfire, reaching all four corners of the classroom with lightening speed. I brightened on hearing the delicious news, life had started to look rosy again.

Approximately ten minutes later, a similar message was also successfully passed and mission accomplished. “Only twenty minutes and fifty-five seconds to go!” Things had become desperate, pupils resorted to seconds, tenths of seconds, milliseconds and nanoseconds. Four minutes. Final exams dispatched and explained. Two minutes. Borrowed goods returned to their rightful owners. Fifty seconds. Coats removed from pegs. Forty-one seconds. Coats put back on pegs, too premature. Twenty seconds Coats re-removed from pegs. Fifteen seconds. Students wander unobtrusively towards the exit, all eyes fixed on the ‘sortie.’ Nought seconds, nil, zero, time-up, finito. The fat lady had sung. The bell rang signifying the end of it all, the end of school forever. We're all going on a...Summer Holiday.
 
Some things never change, even over time and space - that feeling of excitement, counting the days, hours and minutes until the summer break starts. But this year...
...—above all others—the summer break means so much more. It was an absolute hono(u)r to award diplomas to Lakeview's graduating class last week after a year turned upside down. They made it, we all made it. This year has made us more resilient, it has made us stronger, and now the sun is shining. The future looks bright at Lakeview (you'll see a taste of it below). For now though, there is nothing else left to do but to say the bell has rung, and we are all dismissed. Wishing all of you —students, parents, staff, and faculty a safe, fun-filled, restful summer.
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