I had to move a lot when I was little, the most drastic change was having to move from Indiana to Knoxville, Tennessee. I've never really been able to find my place. I was there, but I didn't feel like a member. This school was different. Receiving the acceptable letter at the end of my eighth grade year was undoubtedly the turning point in my life, whether I knew it or not. This school is where I felt like I belonged. This school had a sense of community, a sense of unity, that I had never seen before. As many of you know, I have often worked in our school's library/media center, and I can tell firsthand how instrumental each of us is. I have had the privilege of seeing this school and this class grow with me and accomplish as much as we have, and we have done it together as a family, our griffin