We will be confronted with obstacles that we must overcome in order to preserve our relationship with God. As we leave middle school and move on to high school, college, and beyond, it may become more and more difficult to practice our faith because little by little the responsibility of practicing our faith will be shifted from our parent’s shoulders to our own. In practicing our faith, we fortify and strengthen our relationship with God. We often hear the phrase, “practice makes perfect.” We may think that this phrase only applies to sports, hobbies, and academics, but it applies to a much larger concept: our faith. How we deal with these difficulties indeed defines what kind of a person we are. That is what they truly are: Trials of our faith and trials of our integrity. Whatever we face, however, I am sure that with the life lessons we have learned and our Catholic education, we can overcome these trials with grace. The challenges we will face will yield more important and life-changing results than they did in our time here at Holy Trinity. The circumstances will change, the environment will change, and the ways we handle everyday life will change. And we also look toward the experiences we will have, the new friends we will make, and the new and different changes that will take place as we begin the transition to the 9th grade. We hope that the lessons we have learned here, both academic and spiritual, will help us to succeed. We wonder what it might be like, at the bottom of the food chain after only being at the top for such a short time. Today is the day to… “ Say what we need to say.” Tonight we look forward, to our futures in high school. It is my hope that we try to stay in touch with each other, not only so that we remain friends, but also that we may remember the moments we have spent together. I am sure the awareness that you might not see the person standing next to you, graduating with you, ever again, makes you sad, especially if you’ve been here since Kindergarten. At the 8th grade retreat, the Salesian Brother told us about ten times, “You will run into the same people over and over, but some you will never see again.” When I think about that now, I know that he’s right. We must cherish the times we have together because these times are short-lived. My hope is that none of us forget the times we have spent together as a class because, after today, we will not be together as a class ever again. We can remember these moments as if they were yesterday. This too has been part of our education here. This class has learned from these examples, and we will take these lessons of love with us. It seems like whenever there is tragedy here, our Holy Trinity family pulls together to help one another through difficult times. We have had to come together to console and support each other with the passing of your classmate Richie Gonzalez, and of Jessica’s dad, Mr. As a class, we have also experienced loss, with the retirement of our beloved teacher Mrs. Bertrand and 8-1 on her birthday? Unfortunately, not all of these memories are joyful. Wilson dropped the cake given to her by Mrs. How could one forget the 8th-grade retreat and the lessons given by Phil the Seminarian, Deacon Dennis, and Father Edward? Or perhaps when Mrs.
We will never forget these memories from our time at Holy Trinity. This night we look back at all the memorable moments that this class has experienced. We are so remarkably blessed to have this Catholic background, this Catholic foundation as we enter high school and later college. I didn’t realize before that first day how incredibly lucky I was to be at such a great school, where I can pray and talk about God. All that was going through my head was, “ What am I doing here? I know about 3 people in this whole school, and yet here I am.” My attitude slowly changed throughout that day, and by the final bell, I felt at home, welcomed, and that this was the place I was supposed to be. Walking to school from our car on the first day of 6th grade, I was so nervous. I planned on attending the public school in my neighborhood, but my parents decided that they wanted me to have a Catholic education, which I am thankful for now more than ever. We are growing up in an interesting period in time, and we are learning that we have the power to control where it takes us. We pray that our Catholic faith will guide us through these challenges and that we remain faithful in a world that has become more and more secular. We are here to send our class on our way as we prepare to enter high school and face new, more difficult challenges. Wiley, teachers and faculty members, and the Holy Trinity class of 2009. Good Evening, parents and family, Monsignor Joe, Father Rolly, Father Edward, Deacon Dennis, Seminarian Phil, Mrs.
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