Memories

I have created three flipagrams for this blog post, all with pictures with Millbrook friends.

The first flipagram is compiled of pictures from my freshman and sophomore years of high school. These years are combined because I didn’t have enough pictures from each year individually. Although these pictures are definitely cringe-worthy, or include pictures of people that I am no longer close with, I tried to select pictures that were representative of those years. These years were formative for my entire high school experience. It was then that I met or became closer to most of the people who are my best friends now. To use the prompt you gave us, it was… unchallenging. I didn’t have as many stressors as I do now, and I generally had fun doing things with my friends. I chose this song, “Pompeii” by Bastille, because it was a hit of 2014 and pretty nostalgic when coupled with the slideshow of pictures. And can we all just appreciate how tiny Ian was and how much he’s glow’d up??

This next flipagram is compiled of pictures from my junior year. All of these pictures reminded me of some great experiences that I’ve had. I couldn’t help but smile when I watched it. Junior year was the beginning of the illustrious IB Diploma Program, hence the selection of the song “Fight Song” by Rachel Platten, which was a hit last year. Looking back at the entire IB experience, I am extremely happy that I made the decision to join, I would do it again in a heartbeat. Although it’s been challenging, the community is something I am extremely grateful for. As a whole, junior year, in a word, was… eye-opening.

Creating this last flipagram was sad for me because it is a reminder that I am nearing the end of my high school career. I chose a slower song, “River” by Leon Bridges, which is one of my favorite songs of all time but also kinda sad, which is representative of this past year. Senior year has been good and bad, but mostly good. This has also been the busiest year I’ve had in high school, both in and outside of the classroom. Although it’s been the hardest, senior year has definitely been the best year of my schooling career so far. There is no one word that I would use to describe this year. It was… challenging, tiring, amusing, action-packed, and sweet.

This entire blog post has forced me to be very nostalgic about my time at Millbrook. I love this school and I will be sad to leave it and its people.