Current:Home > reviewsHigh school president writes notes thanking fellow seniors — 180 of them-DB Wealth Institute B2 Reviews & Ratings
High school president writes notes thanking fellow seniors — 180 of them
lotradecoin leverage trading explained View Date:2024-12-25 21:51:01
Emily Post would be proud.
A high school class president in Massachusetts who gave a commencement speech wanted to recognize all of his fellow graduates. So he wrote them personal thank-you notes presented at the ceremony — 180 to be exact.
“I wish I could’ve acknowledged you all, but there was simply not enough time,” Mason Macuch of Lakeville said in his June 7 speech. “Instead, I want you to reach under your chairs, where you will find a personal note that I’ve written to each of you as a way to say one final goodbye and thank you for making these years that will soon pass the ‘good ole days.’”
The seniors at Apponequet Regional High School about 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of Boston found envelopes containing 5-by-7-inch (13-by-18-centimeter) white cards with their messages.
Macuch said it took him about 10 hours to write the cards. As class president, he said he knew most of the students.
“I just wrote anything from farewell messages to little memories that I had with whoever I was writing to, or maybe if it was a close friend, a longer message to them,” Macuch, 18, told The Associated Press on Wednesday. “Anything that I could think of about the person I wanted to say about them before we graduated and went on our separate ways.”
Macuch had to clear the idea with school administrators first. He arrived an hour before the ceremony and got help from an assistant principal and a teacher taping the cards under the chairs.
He said a lot of graduates thanked him in person afterward. Many parents sent him nice comments on social media.
“Some people I hadn’t talked to in a few years were just so thankful for them. It was really nice to see that they were just so appreciative of all the hard work that went into them, and it was a really nice way to say goodbye to everyone,” said Macuch, who is starting college in the fall and plans to study biochemistry.
He was trained well.
“My mom always pushes to write a thank-you note,” he said.
veryGood! (157)
Related
- Kim Kardashian Says Her Four Kids Try to Set Her Up With Specific Types of Men
- Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner returns after mental health break
- Colorado fugitive captured in Florida was leading posh lifestyle and flaunting his wealth
- 4th body is found in New Jersey house that exploded; 2 injured children were rescued by civilians
- NASA Shares Update on Astronauts Stuck Indefinitely in Space
- Niger coup leader gets support on the streets, with Russian flags waving, and from other post-coup regimes
- Teen in custody in fatal stabbing of NYC dancer O'Shae Sibley: Sources
- 2 officers injured in shooting in Orlando, police say
- The State Fair of Texas is banning firearms, drawing threats of legal action from Republican AG
- Kai Cenat will face charges of inciting a riot after chaotic New York giveaway, NYPD says
Ranking
- Get Designer Michael Kors Bags on Sale Including a $398 Purse for $59 & More Deals Starting at $49
- Mega Millions jackpot hits second-largest amount in lottery's history ahead of Friday drawing
- Boxing isn't a place for saints. But bringing Nate Diaz to the ring a black eye for sport
- Oregon, Washington getting Big Ten invitations, according to reports
- Millions of kids are still skipping school. Could the answer be recess — and a little cash?
- Recalling a wild ride with a robotaxi named Peaches as regulators mull San Francisco expansion plan
- Boxing isn't a place for saints. But bringing Nate Diaz to the ring a black eye for sport
- Police search for 17-year-old California girl missing for a month
Recommendation
-
'Love Island UK' stars Molly-Mae Hague, Tommy Fury announce split after 5 years
-
3-year-old filly injured in stakes race at Saratoga is euthanized and jockey gets thrown off
-
California judge arrested after his wife found shot, killed in Anaheim home
-
Crowd overwhelms New York City’s Union Square, tosses chairs, climbs on vehicles
-
How 'Millionaire' host Jimmy Kimmel helped Team Barinholtz win stunning top prize
-
Why is Jon Gruden at New Orleans Saints training camp? Head coach Dennis Allen explains
-
Miranda Lambert Shares Glimpse Inside Her Summer So Far With Husband Brendan McLoughlin
-
California judge arrested after his wife found shot, killed in Anaheim home