A Lack of STARS: A Reflection on Senior Assemblies Part II

By Peter Tran, Staff Writer

The second day of senior assemblies brought forth a new spin on the joyous occasion of senior assemblies.  The next day consisted of rotations of motivational speakers.  The first was a legless surfer that spoke of his trials and tribulations as a passionate surfer who lost a part of himself and had to find it again through looking within himself.  It was quite liberating and eye opening for most of us to see someone who has lost something and was able to make something more of it. Someone who made something out of nothing.

Following the surfer, there were two other presenters, one of which this columnist was not at the liberty to see.  The one unavailable was the economist who lectured about the importance of having good credit.  Though the second day was more eventful than the first day, the second assembly was infinitely better than the first assembly,–and the first assembly was a bundle of joy!

The reason why the second assembly worked was due to something that Governator has stressed a great importance to, which is activity.  The second assembly went quickly and was far more interesting due to the activity involved in moving between assemblies.  It was just like another blessed school day.  Both were interesting in their own small way, but the senior assemblies did not only serve as mere get-out-of-class free cards, but provided the departing seniors with something to hold onto before riding off into the sunset.

At a pivotal time in the class of 2010\’s lives, life lessons couldn\’t hurt.