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the CLASS OF 2000boy. And there I stood, a giant. From that momenton, I faced the year with confidence. I was confidentwith my classmates; confident with my teachers;and confident with the work I was doing in schoolfor the first time in my life.As my career progressed from freshman to sophomore,I grew. We all did. Not only were wephysically maturing, but we were mentally andemotionally maturing even more. I had stoppedbeing scared: scared of the teachers I had neverseen; scared of the classes I thought I would strugglethrough; scared of the giants. During this time, thegiants seemed to become more human; but theywere still giants to me. I began making friends andacquaintances. It was then, I think, that I realizedthat Moeller is also about character.My junior year it really hit me. The Moeller Familyhad been alive and well all this time; I had just beentoo naive to see it. I realized that Moeller is not justa school, but a stage in my life of incredible growthand maturity. I realized this through my classmates'attitude toward me, my teachers' respect for me, andthe unmatchable feeling of being able to say that Iam an upperclassman at Moeller High School.When I came to this realization, I was ecstatic. Ibegan to love school; I began to love Moeller.As I entered my senior year, I hoped that this wouldbe the time during which all the pieces of the puzzlewould come together. My questions would beanswered; my doubts erased; my identity defined.As I fit these pieces together, it became a picture: apicture of the "Moeller Family." I had wanted mysenior year to be the defining year of my four yearsat Moeller. It was.A major contributor to this feeling was the Kairosretreat. During the four days of the Kairos retreat, Imade new friends and strengthened friendships Ihad already made. I think Kairos is one reason allthe seniors consider each other a family. By senioryear, all the pieces seemed to conveniently fall intoplace.One day, a freshman came up to me and asked, witha trembling voice, for directions to his next class.There he was, standing before me, a scared littleSo as our senior year ends, I realize that we havenot only been preparing for this moment for the lasttwo weeks, but for our entire lives. This moment, forall of us, is the epitome of what we stand for as Menof Moeller High School. That is why I can stand hereand say that now, as I, and my classmates, prepareto graduate, I don't think of myself as a scared littleboy in the midst of giants, but as a man in the midstof a family. •What the Class of 2000is pursuing next...I College: 95.7%• Four-year Colleges• Two-year Colleges• Public Colleges• Private Colleges• Ohio Colleges• Out-of-state Colleges• Catholic CollegesI Full-time Employment: 3-2%\Military Service: 1.1%I Colleges Attending:University of Cincinnati (30)University of Dayton (20)Miami University (14)Ohio University (14)Bowling Green (9)Ohio State University (9)University of Tennessee (6)Cincinnati State College (6)Indiana University (5)Xavler University (4)88.7%7.0%66.1%29.6%72.6%23-1%18.3%Wright State University (4)Northern Kentucky University (3)Cleveland Institute of Art (3)Raymond Walters (3)Coast Guard Academy (2)Mt. St. Joseph College (2)Kent State University (2)University of Toledo (2)Mt. Union College (2)Morehead State University (2)S U M M E R 2 0 0 0 IV N D O W S39