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Re: Seniors
Obviously I am not a senior... but I have a confession to make. My first year as a mentor I am embarrassed to say that I was a little annoyed by alumni hanging around like they owned the place, "trying to take over", and "acting like it was their team". After 7 years and my 2 children going through their 4 years with the team I have realized just how wrong I was in that impression. It is still their team (the alumni that is)... but it is not just their team. This team is part of every student, mentor, sponsor, parent, alumni that has ever been part of it. That is part of what makes FIRST so special. I have since apologized to the alumni from my rookie year whom I judged so unfairly with my exclusionary attitude, explaining that I just didn't realize. In fact I have very much come to cherish the many, many contributions to our team that are made by our alumni.
So, I say yes graduating can be hard but it is not goodbye if you don't want it to be.
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