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Unread 19-05-2008, 13:39
JaneYoung JaneYoung is offline
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Re: Lettering in FIRST

Recognition is and can be a good thing for the individual, the team, and the community.

When I was in high school, I lettered in music. When I received that letter, I was very proud of the work I had achieved and the choir had achieved within the school and the community. (As an extracurricular, many of us were also a hand bell choir under my direction. We performed for donations for a charity.) My senior year, our teacher was gravely injured and two of us seniors led the choir through the year and all the performances as director and accompanist. By graduation, our teacher was back and, as a gift to me and to the choir, she allowed me to direct the choir in our closing piece for graduation.

This was many years ago and that difficult year is still talked about at reunions. This is a dramatic example, granted, but the letter it is a reflection of a group of people working together toward a common goal. It reflects participation, effort, tenacity, knowledge, achievement, and often, teamwork. That is a good thing.
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Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
~ Helen Keller
(1880-1968)

Last edited by JaneYoung : 19-05-2008 at 16:08. Reason: word change
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