Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 19, 2005 Page: 54 of 60
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Page 2 May 19, 2005
Many new “firsts”
to come after
high school ends
I don’t want to leave the
underclassmen with the same old
cliches of time flies, hold on to what
you have, don’t miss out on the best
times of your life. Instead I just
want you to remember to live how
you want, regardless of what others
think. There is no point trying to
follow the crowd when, in four
years, you’re going to find yourself
thrown into totally different
crowds with totally different
expectations, likes, dislikes and
opinions. Instead of fitting in by
looking for ways to become like
everyone else, become the person
first dance, my first UIL event, my
first crush, my first graduation) I
am now going to experience one
of the biggest “firsts" of my life.
For the first time in my
life I will be leaving Hondo and
all the people I know and begin
calling a much bigger (and yes,
intimidating) city my home. I
would be lying if I said that when
preparing to go to college and
start the next chapter of my life I
would always be self-assured and
unflustered; I am actually very
nervous and a little apprehensive
of how I will find myself adapting
to this new, faster paced life style.
you want to be and you’ll find
that you fit into a group that likes
you for you. not your personality.
In a few days 1 will
experience my last “first” as a
Hondo High School student as
a slowly walk across the grass
of Barry Field and receive my
diploma. Though I’m anxious about
what my future holds for me after I
leave Hondo, I find myself growing
evermore excited about the many
“firsts” I am yet to experience.
Carly Hardt
Yearbook Editor
I’ve lived in Hondo my
entire life—I was even bom in the
Hondo hospital-and though I know
this town will always hold my
memories of most of my “firsts”
in life, (my first day of school, my
Farewell to memorable
years spent at Hondo High
Arthur Carvajal
Web Page Editor
As 1 look to write
something profound and
memorable for this article,
1 find myself at a loss.
There is no quote that
could merely “sum up” the last
four years of my life at Hondo
High, or the eight years before
that. There have been plenty
of great moments, too many to
list here. Even the important
ones are not so important as to
be included here, because by
now, it is fairly pointless to look
back—memories are memories,
and every memory is a precious
one. because every experience
has taught me something. For
all the underclassmen, just keep
on keeping. You are learning
from everything you do. Trust
me. I have made more than my
share of huge, life-changing
mistakes, but they have made
me who I am, and I would not
change it for the worid. Don’t
worry about life-changing stuff
yet, because if something of that
gravity happens to you, it was
unavoidable. That’s pretty good
consolation for when you are in
it deep. So remember that when
you feel like you have hit rock
bottom, you are supposed to be
there, and life will go on after.
For all the now-juniors
becoming seniors, grab this last
year by the horns, ‘because it
literally flies by. This isn’t one of
those moments when time feels
like it’s moving faster... it stays
moving the same rate, but you’ve
got TONS more stuff to do, and
only a year left to prepare for the
rest of your life. Procrastinate in
moderation, because it will all
catch up with you if you overdo
it. My sincere apologies that
you will never have the Perkins
experience—good luck keeping
up in English IV. One more thing:
finish about one scholarship a
month and you will be pleasantly
surprised at the end of the year,
when you have $3,000 in college
money just sitting around.
I’m off to Minnesota
now, hopefully. McNally Smith
College of Music beckons and
I am hoping to go there to make
it semi-big, studying music
performance. If you hear my name
somewhere (aside from a most-
wanted list), feel free to give me a
call. I will always have a minute
set aside for my alma mater.
Will continue
to call Hondo
home even
after graduation
in this little town of Hondo.
Most seniors just cannot
wait to leave. That’s what
I thought my whole life. 1
might be gone for a while
but I will always find myself
coming back because
Hondo was and still will
be a huge part of my life.
When I was a little
girl I thought graduation was
so far a way and I couldn’t
wait for the day to come.
Now that this day is finally
here 1 realize that it is just
another milestone in my life.
I’ll graduate from HHS and
move on to college and wait
until my next graduation.
Ashley Favor
Club Editor
1 entered this
school as a shy not so
confident freshman. In the
past four years I have grown
in so many ways. I lost
friends through the years as
they graduated and gained
many as new ones come.
The past 18 years
of my life have been spent
All students who \
intend to partcipate
in the Hondo High
School athletic
program during the
2005-2006 school
year need to return
their completed
physical form to
Mrs. Curtis, and must
complete a sign-off
sheet before the ‘05-
| 06 term begins! !
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Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 19, 2005, newspaper, May 19, 2005; Hondo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth819337/m1/54/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hondo Public Library.