Yes, you're a senior, and you're graduating in 2007. I commend you. Do you want a trophy or something?

You know that old philosophical saying "It is okay to make mistakes, just never make the same one twice"? As we are beginning a new school year, I think we ought to taking that saying into consideration, and perhaps use it to guide some of our actions.

We haven't even started up a new year at The Prep, and I already see dozens of AIM profiles graffitied with exclamations of joy that indeed we are seniors, and we are indeed the class of 2007. The vibrant colors and strange fonts I have viewed even further contribute to the outstanding enthusiasm of being a 07' SENIOR!!!

This is where our philosophy comes into play.

Remember when you were in 8th grade? Remember when you made the mistake of thinking you were cool? And you probably went to the movies with your friends and acted in an obnoxious manner? Remember how cool it was to make fun of 5th graders, and how Green Day was the best band ever? Remember how no one understood you, ESPECIALLY your parents, and how the only way you could cope with it was through watching MTV?

Of course you do, because you were an immature 13 year old.

We are faced yet again with the same dilemma this year. We are at the top of the food chain, which can easily result in acts of stupidity. At this point, we ought to recall the stupid things we did as 8th graders. Don't fall victim to the same vices. No one likes your AIM profile. No one likes the poem you wrote about graduating and leaving all your friends behind.

Next year, you will be a freshman once again, and you will realize that you weren't very cool as a senior.

I challenge you, my peers, to be classy. And for God's sake, don't write stupid messages on the windows of your car.