Saturday, June 9, 2007

The end.

The last graduating class is now gone.. the halls are not empty. The lower classpersons searching for another school. Somewhere else to ease their broken hearts..

With the slam of a bus door and the last playing of the Cardinal Brennan Alma Mater, it ended.. Not with a bang but with a whimper..

The last signatures on the walls of the bell tower are just drying.. the tears that strolled down the faces of students may not be dry for a bit of time..

The untold stories of classes gone by.. from the last century to our current one. A school that spanned so much time and so much history; vacant now.

The echoes of students laughing at bells ringing will not fill the dark halls anymore. Instead it will be the quiet sounds of ancient noises.. the whistle of wind coming trough cracks in the windows during the winter.. That heavenly sound of snow falling onto the pine trees outside of the school will not be heard by a soul..

The life that new students would bring each new warm September morning will never be seen again..

The memories will now just be memories. Gone like life itself is going: Into history.

The class of 2007 will take their experience with them through life.. the classes of tomorrow will feel a little empty on their graduation day.. the classes of yesterday will never quite have the same reunion they would have under other circumstances..

Reality is reality. And this ending is bluntly realistic.

.. the class of 2007...
Good luck.



12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Someone's Sunset always signals a sunrise seen by sombody else. It's the same sun & it always rises, just like it sets

Anonymous said...

that last day was really depressing, and the thought of not being able to graduate from such an institution makes the situation all the worse.
1927-2007

CB 2009 wow i'll miss it

Anonymous said...

that was an incredible montage. great job, class of 2007, and good luck in everything. whoever composed that lengthy reflection could use some writing classes, though.

Anonymous said...

good luck class of 2007! so is somebody starting a permanent website?

Anonymous said...

yes there is supposed to be a website created...i understand that it is still in the making though

Anonymous said...

whoever does the website, make sure it's got lots of photos alumni news and a guestbook. just my 2 cents

Anonymous said...

speaking of that, does anyone know where all the archives will go? i hope no one makes out with it all

Anonymous said...

Great montage and it's a keeper.

Anonymous said...

didn't this blog cover the farewell celebration? i read the paper, but they never do anything justice. can someone describe it in detail?

Anonymous said...

i'm putting together like an album of CB's history from news stories that I'm getting from microfilm at local libraries. i have just about everything i need, but i can't find anything on the construction of the fieldhouse. can anybody tell me the exact date that ground was broken or that it was dedicated or anything? i'd really appreciate it. thanks.

Anonymous said...

Fieldhouse question. I believe it was completed in 1964 and dedicated in 1965.

John

Anonymous said...

thanks a bunch guys. appreciate it.
Mike