[Allison Guerin]

This year has been one of the greatest experiences of my life. For the first time, I realized that I was a part of something very special. Our team has grown so much in the past year in so many ways and I feel that I owe a debt of gratitude to team 103.

Without the support of our advisors, our accomplishments would have never been as great as they were this year. Our advisors support us in any way possible and it is a great feeling to have. I always look forward to their smiles in the mornings, their encouraging words when we lose a match, and the tears of pure joy when we succeed. They realize how important everything we do is and it is just as important to them. Not only do our advisors support us, but they can relate to us on a personal level as well. Only our advisors would get yelled at for wrestling with team members in the hallway of our hotel in New England, or give advice to anyone who was in need of an ear to listen or a shoulder to cry on, or would walk around Florida wearing a Goofy hat just because his students bought it for him. Dave and Cathy Beck, Rich Kressly, and Jack Tusman are four people who have showed me that when you are passionate about something, anything is possible.

I would also like to say thank you to the seniors. Our group of seniors this year are some of the greatest people I have ever had the opportunity to know. They have spent the last four years of their lives dedicating their time into transforming our team into what it is today. Throughout this year I have had the opportunity to get to know each of these wonderful people better than before, and I have found that none of them cease to amaze me. Year after year they have strived and yearned to make this team something that anyone could be proud to be apart of. I would just like to say that I couldn?t be prouder to be a part of anything else.

Our drivers this year are also seniors as well as our team?s President and Vice President. All of our successes over the past three years could not have happened without these two people. They have been the driving force behind our team, always encouraging others to do their best and do what is in the best interest of the team. To Pat and Rob, I have the deepest admiration for you both, and I know that because of your experiences these past four years, you both will do great things. Thank you for being you and taking this team places it has never been before. It will never be forgotten.

Finally, I want to thank the rest of my team members. Each and every one of you are so special and important to the success of our team. Even though we are different people, we all bring something unique to the team and we wouldn?t be the same without any of our members. Every one of you is extremely talented, and these talents are proven time and time again. This year we have worked so hard to improve our team spirit, and I feel that it has paid off. Who would have ever thought that we would win a team spirit award? That just proves to me that when we put our minds to something, anything is possible.

This team has taught me so much about life, relationships, and about myself. The friendships that exist within our team are truly unique. We all share the unspoken knowledge that these will be some of the greatest times of our lives. The feeling I get from spending time with the team is something I know is very rare and one I should treasure.

So I would just like to say thank you again to everyone who has made this year our most successful one yet and I look forward to another great year. I love you all.

Allison