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HONORING SENIORS
HONORING SENIORS

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Senior Senior

writing to SENIORS

IN HIGH SCHOOL

Self-motivated learning really seek information about each
isn’t new to you. You’ve been candidate and making a decision
doing it all your life. There are will be the beginning of a lifelong
lots of things you didn’t learn in commitment to your civic duty.
a classroom. How did you learn
to use your smart phone? Maybe Right now, you are making
you’ve learned the words to your decisions about what you want to
favorite songs from listening to do after high school. Whether it is
your playlist. Learning new things a job, trade school or college, there
will continue all your life. will still be many things to learn.
ow! You’re a senior! Most jobs require training. Some
What an exciting time Many things you are interested in learning is self-motivated, to give
Wfor you! I, too, am now will change over the years. you confidence in your ability or
a senior - but my high school Other interests may persist and to promote leadership skills. You
graduation was more than sixty even grow in new ways. For may find that lifelong learning will
years ago. Graduating from instance, I have always liked to advance your career. Continuing
high school might be the end of write. I began writing as a child. to learn should be a goal.
classroom learning, but what I have written professionally,
is most important is lifelong and now, I am writing about my This is such a wonderful time in
learning. According to Wikipedia, memories so that my family will your life! As another senior, I want
it is an “ongoing, voluntary know what my life was like. the very best for you. My wish for
and self-motivated pursuit of you is always to be a learner, to aid
knowledge for either personal We will soon have the opportunity you in understanding the world
or professional reasons.” Some to vote in a Presidential election around you and to give you the
examples include practical skills, - a first for you and a major very best opportunities in life.
leisure activities or hobbies and responsibility, an opportunity
following your curiosity. for you to use critical thinking.
Using your learning skills to -Sandi McGinnis

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