By Anna Raboin
Co-Editor-in-chief

As a class of 400, we started our journey together in elementary school. Now, with a walk across a stage, the journey will end together. People have grown and changed in tremendous ways; friendships, personalities and values have constantly shifted to shape the people we are now. Being a part of this group of students has made me realize that the things that we often get bored of and complain about are the things that make us who we are.  I will take the little things I learned here at Westford Academy with me into the real world.

Any experience that has helped or hurt you has shaped you in some way. Teachers who graded too harshly or seemed impossible to appease have prepared you for those intimidating college professors. A friend who turned into an enemy has provided an opportunity to make a new friend, and has helped you realize what kind of people you should be with. Midterms, projects, and school-wide tragedies have helped you grow into a capable and ready young adult.
This boring town that we seniors are just dying to leave has been our home for the past eighteen years. Westford is where you met the peers who you will never lose contact with. Endless and unforgettable dog days in the summer have been spent at the Stone Arch Bridge, Edward’s Beach and Kimballs. As anxious as I am to start a new life in Rhode Island, I know I will always feel some sort of longing to be roaming around Nab or the town common with my closest friends.
People will never stop changing. I loved coming back to WA after the summer to find students completely different after just a few short months. I have gotten to know my classmates through the way they change, and I feel connected with my class because of that. There is no telling what you all will become after you enter college, but I wish every one of you experiences that will help you grow into an even better person. Even though I may not know every member of the Class of 2011 personally, I will miss all of your familiar faces. I thank you all for helping me become the person I am, whether it was through a positive or negative experience.
Good luck guys. It’s been fun.