Oh sweet seniors. This is not the end of year you'd imagined. Would that I could fill your last school days with sunburns and friends and pranks and fast food and fast cars playing music you’ll someday deny you used to like. Souvenirs to tuck away against your heart for the road ahead. Instead, world as it be, you have been offered a lesson on resilience. She’s a mean old teacher, but she’s damn good at tamping down the roots of your character deep enough to provide you with the stamina and flexibility that your future life will demand of you.

So.

Keep your compass pointed True North, and know that we are here to brace your entrance. Crack on, kiddos. You’ve got this.