Goodbye, ICE!

This week, my class with be graduating. Most of us have spent the past seven years of our lives here, so basically we've spent nearly every day for the past seven years with the same 60 kids. After all this time, you'd think we'd be tired of each other, and ready to get out of here. Well, we are. But even though this is true for a lot of us, I think that in spite of it, we've made friendships that will easily outlast those of students at the average high school.

ICE is an environment that nurtures the growth of our friendships and connections with our fellow students. Instead of suffering through exams, we spent middle and high school supporting each other through panels and presentations that prepared us for college and the real world. We worked together and depended on each other for group projects many times. No matter how angry we got when someone didn't do their powerpoint slides or didn't pass on their neuroscience test subjects, we came out of those experiences as better students and friends.

I'm sure everybody already knows this, but ICE is a special school. We always complain about it, but now that I'm done with high school, I wouldn't have it any other way. I am ready for college, but not only because I'm dying to get out of here, more because ICE prepared me for it. As you can see, I got a lot of good things out of ICE (my best friends, great teachers, and of course an exceptional education). I guess my point is, don't take ICE for granted. You probably won't realize this until graduation is upon you, but this is an awesome school!

This will be my last post as Jennifer's intern. Thanks for reading my posts, and I hope they helped you prepare for college!

Isabel