Harrison Covarrubias

Before I started my freshman year at RB, I was nervous. I was going to a new school where I barely knew anyone and the thought of having to meet new people kind of scared me to be honest, but I was really lucky and met so many amazing people. They were the reason I wanted to come to school. I just knew I wanted to see them and that was one of the biggest motivators for me.

Obviously I strove for good grades and a “good student” status, but without my friends there’s no way I would’ve been as passionate about school as I have been. They made waking up early worth it for me. Having to deal with tedious assignments and people I wasn’t really fond of in exchange for getting to laugh so hard it hurt and making memories with the people I loved was a deal I would never pass up… ever. There’s no point in even saying “in a million years” because there just isn’t a single thing in all of existence that I would trade the memories I’ve made for.

One of the craziest feelings that I’ll never truly understand is how, even though I’ve only known some of these people for roughly four years, or even less for some, it feels like I’ve grown up with them since day one. Four years sounds so little, but so much has happened that it would take at least twenty to go through it all. I know everything from their greatest accomplishments, their deepest secrets, to their funniest moments, and they know mine. They’ve been my people for almost a quarter of my life, and I would give anything to spend time with any one of them.

This is why leaving is so hard for me. I’ve always had a hard time saying goodbye to people. Every school year since I was little, the beginning of summer break has been one of the most stomach-churning times for me. Don’t get me wrong, I love sleeping in and spending the whole day outside out and about. It’s the uncertainty that scares me. I knew I would see them again next school year or maybe even hang out with them over the summer, but I don’t like missing people. Not knowing when I’ll see someone again has always made me uneasy, and having to do it every year, with the people I spend pretty much every day with, was and is not something I enjoy.

RB has put so many beautiful people into my life in such a short time, that this goodbye is going to be a hard one for me. I know it isn’t forever and that I can obviously keep in touch, but it is the certainty that I will see them sitting in class next to me, talking about who knows what, that I’m going to miss. My future is full of uncertainty but I know that it is going to be amazing because even though we’ll be apart, I won’t be alone, and that is something I’ll be infinitely grateful for. That is a fact.