It’s
been five years since I first joined the original accelerated group, which
featured most of the class that will graduate a year early this March. It’s
strange to think that back then, in Grade One, none of us thought we would
reach this level. As we progressed through the different grade levels, we saw
some of our classmates leave against their will. We then feared that we would
be plagued with the same fate even before we reached Grade Six. But, alas, here
we are, ready to claim our place in La Sallian history as another group that
stood out from the rest.
Through
the years, amidst the books, the tests, the Sad slips, the report cards, the
terror teachers, we have developed a friendship that can only be found in
people you meet five days a week, four weeks a month and nine months a year.
That’s the best thing about being in the accelerated class. No, it’s not the
“being special” stuff. No, it’s not the good feeling that you feel when every
other class out there boos you and wants so hard to beat you. And no, contrary
to popular belief, it’s not the P50,000 we’re not going to pay for Grade Seven.
It’s the friendship you have with your classmates through schoolyear after
horrendous schoolyear. The advanced group is really the only class, where you
stick together with the same group through the years. Amidst the insults, the
jokes, the name-calling, we are all really good friends.
And
one more thing: WE ARE NOT NERDS.
Carlos
Esguerra Jr.
6-A