There once was a time in 2014
when 42 came by boat.
On the shores of Corsica River they're seen
on skiffs, barely afloat.
They’d sign the pledge and shake our hands.
But unbeknownst to them,
the journey lie rough ahead
from Calc to AP Chem.
The last class to recall the days
of lunches in the gym.
And one of the last who ran through AB
Or detention from Mr. Linn!
So sure, it’s true, the school defined 'em
That I can’t refute
But the fact that they defined the us
That is absolute
Whether it was a juke on the field
Or slick moves on the court,
Diligence in the atrium
(Though Senioritis may make them fall short...)
As a class they’re kings of the school,
But that’s not why we love them.
Their individuality
is what makes the class a gem.
Lila is our crossword master
And morning meeting speaker
Compared to Garrett on the erg
Heidi drains her foul shots,
Our photo expert is T(irza)
Sam Johnson builds old wooden boats
And Emma makes fun of me.
Not only that, but our birthday girl
Is also a loco llama,
Gilly’s our rising weather girl,
And Steve’s the champ of kendama.
Simon, your dry sense of humor
Will never become hackneyed.
Robert, thanks for spotting me
Recently at ACME…
Have you heard on the lax field
Max Cao’s barbaric yell?
Alli can hack a computer:
Whether Acer, Mac or Dell!
Cubby serves like Andy Roddick
120 miles an hour
Jack can fix mechanical things
And won’t shut up about horsepower!
Kobe has the smoothest 3
Neel has the best barber,
Mary likes trucks and horses,
And Dutch will be a farmer.
Art protege of Mr. Dize,
Grace is very skilled
To do the homework I assign
Nick Li is always thrilled…
Hope has an affinity for socks,
Naix for Xbox’s Halo,
Henry can’t grow pumpkins,
But claims failure is in (if you say so…)
Nat can throw more top-spin
Than Sampras ever could
I predict Tanner will lead the push
for DelMarVa’s statehood.
To school Rick arrives an hour late
In a Tonka truck
Ambassador to Sephora lotions
Will be Betty (with any luck)
Oliver can serenade us
With the Mendez song called stitches
I once heard Lily say to her friends
Y'all are all my...friends
Susie is a ballerina
And also ballet coach,
Crystal Liu I haven’t met you,
But I’m not that hard to approach.
Rose you are sweeter than
Lemonade and sweet tea,
I’m still waiting on your paradigm
Brennan Roise Paddy…
To UMBC Newberg is bound
From rower to retriever
Though they made history this March
In the Hoos I’m still a believer.
Ryleigh throws a mean softball
No one’s hipper than Papa
Jacob’s the next Pavarotti
Yoanz has roots in Addis Ababa!
Joey whenever I see you
I cannot help but sing,
Mitch it’s undeniable
In chess, you are the king.
Charlotte though you did escape
The yearbook from last year
There’s no way we’d ever forget you.
Yalls graduation will bring me tears.
So those are our Seniors,
This: the ode from white team
To ye eldest Gunston kids -Â
The class of 2018.
