Goodbye and Congratulations on Your Graduation
The Middle Years
by Ethan Koh, Former 8th Grader
The Middle Years
8th Grade,
Was my best year,
Of middle school,
Just to get it off my chest,
The teachers this year were the best,
My friends,
I cannot express,
Were the best and sometimes a bit zest,
And these are facts that I can attest to,
Thurgood was amazing,
Battle of the Books was blazing,
Omnilit was appraising,
And NJHS to be honest,
Was a little drab, don’t tell Ms. Evans I said that,
And Ms. Evans, if you happen to be reading this, that was a joke
But now, it’s time to take a rest,
So, we can begin our quest,
Into high school and all the unknowns.
Goodbye everyone,
Moving on is always bittersweet,
There is no way around that,
But cherish the fun memories you had with your friends,
At the lunch table and in the hallways,
Those late-night cramming sessions for that math test,
That secret third floor,
Or other things forevermore,
Because it is important to look back,
When we move forward.
Its hard to say goodbye,
Not even in person,
But I will miss you all,
Farewell,
Ta-ta,
Au revoir,
Bon voyage.
Ethan Koh, 8th Grader, 2020.
Saying Farewell to Thurgood
by Han Nguyen, Former 8th Grader
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Goodbye
by Johnathan Miller, Former 8th Grader
The end
The end is near
No the end is here
But is it the end if everyone will remember
The good times that bond us together stronger than timber
There is no end if you think about it
It's best not to throw a fit
Because ends are really beginnings in disguise
Just like truths are factual lies
So don't think about it as a goodbye think about it as a new start
Because there is never a end if you remember the people you care in your heart
Goodbye
by Tori (Victoria), Former 8th Grader
Goodbye~
As I wave my school ado
I remember everything we used to do
Like the noodle party lunches
Or the bathrooms we flocked to in
bunches
Together we went through
Together we grew
The memories I’ll take with me
There forever you will be
From testing time madness
Or the Thanksgiving board thankfulness
The competitive games like volleyball
I’ll always remember them all
New people we have become
So far we have come
Please remember me
For in my memory you’ll always be
So goodbye to my friends have always understood
Goodbye everyone at Thurgood
Saying Farewell to Thurgood
by Keeley Kaplan, Former 8th Grader
My last year at this school
My last year of middle school
My last day of 8th grade
My last day of middle school
My last day being a Thurgood student
At 4:10 I’ll be a Thurgood graduate
And I’ll become a Gibbs PCCA musical theater student
But I won’t forget
The amazing teachers
The fun plays we did
The friends I made
The 3rd floor
The loud cafeteria and hallways
The random clapping at lunch
Waiting in the hallways for class to start
Student council and
Omnilit
However, the thing that I’ll miss the most
Is the piano
After lunch the kids with honor passes would gather around the piano
And play songs
I remember I used to play the same 5 notes over and over
Because they were the opening to a Hamilton song
It’s quiet uptown
Highschool will be different
There are things at Thurgood that I’ll miss
And things that I won’t
But I will never forget the piano
And the tunes played
And the memories made
-Keeley Kaplan, 8th grader 2019-2020
Goodbye
by Ethan Ruffing, Former 8th Grader
So this is the end,
We had a good run,
We did bend near the finish.
But we had a lot of fun,
I came in very late to Omnilit
I mean very late,
So some of your stories I might not be able to relate,
But I do remember school,
There were highs and there were lows,
We were forced with sadness,
We also had fun times that everybody knows,
Everyone has their own memories,
and I hope they are nice,
But I know that I will miss this school,
And you should too,
So with this poem I want to conclude my stay here at Thurgood,
And I bid you farewell.