M, I, N, A. Four letters that stand for some one more complex than these four symbols can convey. What is a name? Is it a label that humanity uses to explain something so complex that it must be stripped of all meaning so that we create meaning to the name. The meaning of our name stems from our understanding which is derived from our experiences. Alone the letters in a name have a simple meaning, a sound used to create a more complex idea. Once pieced together MINA is no longer four letters but the life of a living being and the experiences of this living thing. MINA is made of the long days in the scorching sun children chasing other children as if time no longer exists in their child like innocence.  MINA is the dark expanse of sky with twinkling lights that watch the world though rose-tinted glasses yet to see the world as it is. To each their own definition of MINA, and for each MINA they themselves define themselves differently yet there is no real understanding nor will there ever be for such a simple word like MINA.

There is no end or beginning to a word for time adds on to the experience and so there is no definite meaning to MINA. Even I do not understand the meaning of the word of which I have been labeled. I have lived for almost two decades and have gotten no closer to understanding the world than I ever was. The more I learn the more I have to question. Each moment I exist the meaning of MINA in terms of myself becomes a ever more complicated subject. My time at Frank McCourt high school was short when thinking of a person's life expectancy but having only lived 18 years it takes up almost one forth of my life. These four years have shaped me into someone different from the person who entered four years ago. They are two separate things despite being the same. The four years in school has helped me hone my skills and expand my minds to venture into thoughts that never before graced my minds. I've begun to branch out into a variety of subjects just grazing the surface with the freedom and diverse courses offered at Frank McCourt. I've forced my self harder than ever before to accomplish above and beyond at times, to ask myself "What more is there? Why is this the way it is?"

Frank McCourt is a unique school in the process of evolution. It is like a star exploding, it is a magnificent sight yet it is approached with trepidation and is something constantly changing. Each year at Frank McCourt is different for the school is never the same. Each year the students and teachers further develop the different aspects of the school. When something is amiss the school works to fix the issue faced and works just as hard to foster a sense of community through clubs and activities. Somethings most students at Frank McCourt keep with them from their time here are their memories which are formed from bonds created with their friends. As Frank McCourt bids their seniors "au revior " these seniors prepare to challenge the world as unique individuals ready to see what the world has to bring. We, the seniors, are about to take another step in our life that will strech our knowledge and fill our minds as we explore different classes and try to find who we are. In further years we will go on to try and find jobs that we will hopefully enjoy but the future is still blurry. We don't know what will happen to us or if we will even be here in another decade but we leave with our heads held high to what our lives will bring.