To my parents and Bhavenesh Kumari Patiala, thank you for supporting me and believing in me. To my teachers, thank you for showing me what the world is all about. Sohail: What a blast I had doing all that I did with you. Study halls with you were always entertaining. Hopefully we can end the year with a bang! You’ll be one of the few people I miss from school. Ikaum: Muscle Man Bawa. Keep telling your ‘so only’ jokes. Aseem: Time has flown too fast since sixth grade. I’ve shared many fond memories with you and will always remember you. Sleepovers and Diwali were all the more fun with you around. Seminar and Physics classes with you were simply great. And let’s not forget that both you and I are the only ones to be on A honor roll since the sixth. Have fun in college. I’m sure you’ll do great. . Nihal: Diwali at my house was great fun. We survived chemistry and 3D! Tanmaye: We’ve been friends since ninth grade. Activity Week with you in Rajasthan was great. I’ll never forget the gym nights, advisor group meetings and my time with you. Keep in touch. Kartik: You’re one of the nicest people I know. I’m glad to count you as a friend. Abhi, Namhoon, Umang, Taegyeong & Saral: Thanks for being friends. Physics/ Chemistry was enjoyable with you guys around. Mukhi: Dhruv, thanks for being a friend. I’ll never forget the eighth grade sleepover. Vash: It’s been great being with you since sixth grade. I won’t forget our fun weekend sleepovers and the accidentally broken window! Sara & Aashna: Thanks for all the interesting Seminar and Research classes. Shinyoung: It has been great to know you over the years. Diwali 2016 was special with you. Thanks for always looking out for me. Johnny & Benson: You were some of my first friends when I joined Woodstock. I really enjoyed our conversations about the military. James: The Thai man! Great knowing you. Good luck in flight school. Kopal, Sharanam, Simoni, Mansha, Tanashya, Ellen, Urja & Raghavee: Thanks for all the fun study halls and the countless rounds of Uno! It was really great. Khoa & Khanh: My crazy Vietnamese friends. Arshiyan: Thanks for being a good friend and sharing the same dislikes! Zane & Fayaz: All the best for what lies ahead. Dipu, Anh, Deva, Bobby, Karma, Shahyu, Dolly, Poddar, Zaine & Yourish: It’s been great knowing you guys. Thanks for all the fun times together. Chahat, Vasu, Angel & Aarika: I’ve really enjoyed spending time with you all in PH lobby and over lunch. To my three advisor groups, thanks for the good times. Mr. Raju, Mrs. Daniel and Ms. Bowling, thank you from the bottom of my heart. Ad Maiora, thanks for the great ride.
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Niranjan
8 years, that long. I have been in this school, it’s been my home/childhood. This place, which i almost burnt to the ground, helped me grow. Sure now and then i hated it, yea it was a love hate thing. Mostly love, kinda. Do i feel like leaving this place? YES. At the same time it feels like i’m leaving home. Man the memories, from first trying out carpentry to getting my hand broken by a tall Korean dude. (Accidentally) Well that escalated quickly. From trying to play violin, then piano and then singing. Then there are the moments with friends, the cries, laughters and general stupidity. This place held a lot of valuable memories, painful and happy. I value every single memory because i learnt something from it. Sure this school tries teaching its students academically and at times fails horribly. Real horrible. The good thing is that this place helps you find yourself. Sure you might be a A+ student or F student, but the school gives you tools finding yourself. I am not going to say that it helped everyone but it helped me. What are these “tools”? Well for me it was the pointless rules and the injustice to the fairness. The bubble Woodstock makes is good yet bad. It turned smaller for me year by year and finally i had clarity on how the world works. Woodstock creates this bubble which is transparent yet cloudy at the same time. The key to all this is us using these tools to find ourselves. I am not saying that i found myself 100% but i am making progress. If i had the choice to do this all over again from 4th grade, would i do it? YES. What’s my advice to the future seniors? Use the opportunity this school gives you. Question everything the school does. Just because they are bigger than you doesn’t make them right or wrong. You be the judge. The school means well but just doesn’t know how to COMMUNICATE. I think i am done with the lecture. To my friends, you know who you are. To the ones who are still in the school, tolerate Woodstock. They mean well. To my friends in my grade, thanks for being part of my life. Take care, don’t do to much stupid stuff. I will miss you guys and if you ever drop by wherever i am at. Give me a shout. Finally for everyone, don’t be to hard on yourself, it’s just the beginning, not the end of the world. Just relax and make your memories, Don’t be scared of failure, Be scared of not trying. Purple obsessed guy has left the building
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