The End: Speech and Debate
It is so easy to say that I will not miss Speech and Debate. I will not miss not winning, putting tiredless efforts into competitions not to win, or worse--to come as close as you can without winning and still not succeed. It is easy to say I will not miss waking up at 4:30 AM for competitions. It is easy to say I will not miss fighting with Chris over whatever just because we are both grumpy, and it's easy to say I will not miss not doing my homework (and suffering the consequences) when I'm busy Congressing, debating, more debating, then speaking, then loosing.
It's so easy to say I will miss none of it.
But I will.
I will miss the friends I have made. I will miss the abilities I have learned. I will miss being hit on by scary guys, I will miss having to pretend like David is my boyfriend to protect myself from scary guys. I will miss everything that Speech and Debate has done for me and everything it has made me. I will miss it.
I have devoted three years of my life to it. Three years is a long time. And now it's done.
I am proud of everything I have accomplished. A "award," a medal, a trophy. I have progressed, and I have succeeded. And I am proud. I am proud I commited myself to the program. I am proud I took it. And I am proud to wear a Speech and Debate shirt because of it.
I am proud of it all.
Speech and Debate will forever be an piece-a chapter of my life-but now, my friends (like all of high school), that chapter has ended.
Love always,
-ray
It's so easy to say I will miss none of it.
But I will.
I will miss the friends I have made. I will miss the abilities I have learned. I will miss being hit on by scary guys, I will miss having to pretend like David is my boyfriend to protect myself from scary guys. I will miss everything that Speech and Debate has done for me and everything it has made me. I will miss it.
I have devoted three years of my life to it. Three years is a long time. And now it's done.
I am proud of everything I have accomplished. A "award," a medal, a trophy. I have progressed, and I have succeeded. And I am proud. I am proud I commited myself to the program. I am proud I took it. And I am proud to wear a Speech and Debate shirt because of it.
I am proud of it all.
Speech and Debate will forever be an piece-a chapter of my life-but now, my friends (like all of high school), that chapter has ended.
Love always,
-ray