william raggett
RHEA aLI
Hey everyone, seeing as I have delayed this till the last possible moment expect a mess. A mess like the person I have become these past few years. A mess of love, compassion, courage, humor, clumsiness, and so much more. I read somewhere that this is meant to provide emotional warmth through memories that showcase what I most enjoyed about high school. Without a doubt I can say, it was the people. Thank you to the people who said hi to me in the corridor more than ten times a day, the ones who hugged me, and were there when I needed them. I have a few messages now. Mr. Rusell: You made sure that I never passed by you unnoticed, from when I was a freshman to my senior year. My journey throughout the theatre group has been a whirlwind, and I can honestly say I would not have survived without you. Thanks for letting me into the family, you now have a little sister in me no matter what. Miss Leaf: Thank you for taking the time out to talk and laugh at my knock-knock jokes whenever I needed you. You were the clear, stern, and compassionate voice that I needed during senior year when I was making bad choices and good ones too. Mr. Dinesh: Thanks for all the hugs, every time I was down and needed one. But most importantly thank you for always waving a hi to me, from across a corridor or the inside of a classroom or even the next table over in the cafeteria. Those small waves and smiles made my day just that much better. Mr. L: Yet another person who validated my jokes, and made sure I never gave up in our class workout (even though at times it would have been nicer). Thanks for everything, the smiles, the talks. I look forward to sending you more classic movies and rock music recommendations from college, and getting some of you too. Maximo: You are way too tall, and yet you still manage to amaze me more by how much you care about everyone. The best thing about you, so never stop and know I’m always here for you. Violet and Yuvika: Friends as close as the two of you are hard to find, so stick together and have fun. Sunflower: Hey Dahe, I hope drama sees you more. Keep shining. Caspar: You are quite the troublemaker so try and stay out of it. Elia: Love the hair, thanks for being so sweet. Keep them all in check and show yourself more on stage, please. Alex: Hey, haha. I have never met someone as mature as you can be, despite everything I appreciate that we have been able to be friends. I’m gonna miss buying you coffee, attacking you (with hugs) in the corridor, ranting about my other friends, and taking walks. See you soon. Rajveer: You can be so annoying and yet still so sweet. Take care. CC: Hope to have you visit us again soon and make sure you know that I’m the boss. See you soon. Saja: I hope that you find someone else to sit outside with at night and sing, because those were the best times of my sophomore year. I think anyone can dance, but no one the way you do. Thanks for sharing your passion and happiness with me. Shibo: Keep doing what you do, cause you’re doing fine. Just maybe modulate tone a bit more, and character. Jalal: Stop acting so cool, and start showing people how nice you can be. Naman: Worst Director, I’m sorry. BUT… the absolute best friend, the support I needed during the show, and the most relatable friend I will ever have. I hope everything works out and I’ll see you soon on the big screens. Kundu: I admire someone who knows my coffee order after the first time I tell them, I hope I wasn’t too hard on you. One of the most helpful stage managers. And a friend who never let me down. Thanks for the hoodie:) Fadumo: You are too cool for this school, and that’s all I can say. Also, you’re cool! Haha. Kung: You are truly so sweet, thanks for everything. You would make a decent therapist. Garv: You are my official ‘Friend Who Can Beatbox’ (FWCB). And my favorite person to be around when I wanna laugh. Khanna: Congrats on all the drama work, thanks for being so sweet and friendly, fix your sense of humor, and don’t miss me too much. Haha. See you soon. Preston: By far the best ghost I have ever seen, you are the sweetest and cutest ever. I will see you soon. And hope to be in more productions together someday. Jalori: I hope I got your name right, but regardless you are the coolest girl in all of middle years. Keep climbing. Kenyan: With less baggy clothes you could look as great as I know you are. Funny and smart, you are the whole deal. Thanks for keeping me company. See you soon. The hardest part... seniors. Delilah: Thank you for shaping me as a kind and loving person, for always being confident in my abilities, for heating my hot water bottle, helping me when I was weak, appreciating my humor, showering me with hugs and kisses, loving me, appreciating me, and so much more. I can’t fit here how grateful I am for everything. I love you. Arina and Seoyoung: I could go on about how the two of you have made life better everyday but mostly I just love the free coffee you guys buy me. I wish we had more time to skip classes in the senior lounge and plan gossip sharing walks with coffee. Thank you guys for everything. Will: I’ve known you since freshman year and every year you grow taller, stronger, kinder, and sweeter. You’ve gotten me through so much and I am glad to call you my friend. Veer: Honestly, directing with you was just a scam to spend more time together. Sorry. I hope we can continue to go for long walks and explore different cities together. Can’t wait to see where we eat next. Pooja: Again, been there with me from the start. Thanks for keeping my secrets and trusting me with yours. I will see you soon Miss MVP. Vinayak: You can be difficult to handle but that doesn’t mean that I don’t appreciate all the fights you fight for me and all the times you don’t for me. Thanks for being there, always. And I’m gonna annoy you so much for the rest of your life. Aryan: As soon as we started talking I knew that you would make me laugh so much, but I never anticipated the amount of happiness and support you have given me. Thanks for having me home, next step now… see you at my house. Dheer: Thanks for everything you squirrell, get your tattoo, and then we can find some school with decent food. Jose: You absolute narcoleptic genius, thanks for keeping me company, making me laugh, and making sure I’m not the only one falling asleep in class. You are tall but you are just that kind and caring. Never stop being you. Victoria: I wish that we could rent an apartment together because nobody get me like you, thanks for times you respected me and gave me space, and the times you gave me a hug and would not leave. To more laundry! Nats: Not a fan of the bangs but a huge fan (AC level) of you!! You are smart, funny, and pretty. Always keep in touch. Mario: You have played a big part in helping me realise who I want to be, so thank you. Diva: You’ve been there forever and I wouldn’t have made it here without you. Thanks. See you soon. Syma: You are a beautiful fish, don’t let anyone ever get you down. See you when you’re famous. Jia: I learnt to spell your name and that my favorite person to hang with in Goa was you. Do that together soon. Mum: Thanks for standing by me when I didn’t deserve it, and never giving up on me. I am proud to be your daughter. Dad: Sorry, I’m not a doctor but when I’m famous I’ll thank you for everything you did. Proud of you. Keya: You’re my favorite person in the world and I don’t say this enough but ‘love you’. Glad I have another person to always fight and laugh and love for the rest of life.
I honestly don’t know how I can properly thank and recognize everyone that has played a role in my life at Woodstock, with just words. Just know that all of you mean the world to me, and you guys are responsible for my Woodstock experience being a good one. I apologise If what I write does not do you justice, I only have a few mins before I have to submit this, I really need to get better at deadlines… Oh and if I don’t mention your name, it does not mean I forgot about you, I just don’t have the time, sorry. Victoria: You are probably the person I have known for the longest, and are closest to in woodstock, Thank for always being there and letting me vent about things. I will miss our tea spilling during advisor times on Tesdays. Rhea: Oh gosh how much you have changed since 9th grade. You always manage to surprise me. Thanks for just being totally transparent and forgiving. We need to get another tat sometime soon:) Mairo: My boiii, All the stupid crap we have gotten up to here. I can even list all the fun times we have had. All of the activity weeks, weekends first sem of this year. Imma miss hangin with you. Hopefully we can see each other in college. Daeyoung, Saksham, Faisal: I cannot even begin to make it clear how valuable it was for me to have you guys as my role models. You all have helped me become the person that I am, and I am forever thankful for that. Keep on climbing. Jalal: For real dude, you have helped me so much. All of our talks about life and no meaning, and hope we don’t have free will, fun times. Thanks for saving me (you know what I’m talking about) Kyutae: Aight big man, thanks for just being an all around solid dude, it’s sad that you won’t be able to help with science homework anymore tho. Swastika: We had too many great tea spilling sessions, I can’t even keep up with the code names at this point. Thanks for all the good life advice, trust me when I say It helps.High Stoners Crew: I know that right now, the crew isn’t what it used to be, but from when we first started it, till now, I have always seen you guys as family. Keep climbing and being awesome. My Juniors: It’s weird how I ended up spending most of my senior year with juniors, huh. Probably was a waste of time. I’m joking of course. Anyways, y’all better stay out of trouble, alright? Don’t be like me!!!! My freshman Gang: I really am not the best role model for you guys not going to lie… But I always enjoyed chilling with you guys in the cafeteria and playing minecraft, simple times. Adcresco: To be honest, I could not be luckier with my grade, I am so thankful to have such a fun and supportive group of people. I long all of you guys so much, and I wish you all the best in the future. Dr. Carlos: In the couple years that you have been here, you have been one of my biggest role models, and one of the people I trust most in woodstock, thank you for being a honest and understanding teacher, I will always be thankful that I was in your classes. I’m happy to be able to call you a friend, as well as a teacher. Ich muss kacken.