THE HILL NEWS VERBA VOLANT, SCRIPTA MANENT
VOLUME CXXXIV. NO. 6
MAY 23, 2025
2025 Congratulations Class of 2025!
By HILTON JOHNSON ’25 Student Government Co-President
Class of 2025, We made it. It is an incredible feeling in these last few days that this is our last time at Hill. We have had a lifetime growing up together here– in the tuff, the incredibly funny, the unforgettable. And now we prepare to go our separate ways. As student government co-president, I only want to say to you, I am proud of us. Let’s take it back for a minute. Third form. We were all brand new, having just come back from a global pandemic that
changed the world. We got lost around campus; we worked out how much we despised breakfast check-in and sports with masks on. We were clueless, awkward and excited. That is how we started this journey. 4th form year came in fast. We were not the youngest anymore and we found our voices. We have learned how to juggle sports, classes and the crazy dorm life of Foster and Rolfe. We started to realize what it was to be a part of the Hill – not just coming to school here, but being here. This was a year packed with late night talks and getting in trouble. By 5th form year, it got serious. We were to lead - on the field, in the classroom and in the dorms. We began to consider college and what the world may become outside our bubble. We were upperclassmen but still we
had so much to figure out. Still, we showed up. Those long practices, difficult assignments and laughs when all we felt were our heads were exploding, we pulled through. And yet, this was also the year in which we found confidence. We knew who we were. And finally… 6th form year. This was our time. Our last first day. Our final Lawrenceville Weekend (and the one we did win in spirit if not in the score). We were able to sit up front in the chapel and hold the traditions that make Hill what it is. We became mentors. We gave speeches. We planned events. We did the Hill values out loud and we were heart led. We have passed on traditions that made us – chapel talks that made us laugh and cry and the rivalry weekends that united the entire school and Then there were the little moments like pack-
ing a blue light game to get behind our teams, sitting on the quad when it was nice out and playing J-Ball for the last time. These are not just memories; they are us now. As we venture into the next chapter, whether you are going to college,doing a gap year, or have not quite figured it out yet; you did it. We have become this place. We have stumbled, we have failed, we have won together. That is what matters. Class of 2025, you are my people. Thank you. For the laughs, for the support, the late night chats and the real moments. I have never felt prouder standing next to a group of people than I do right now. Here is to us; once students, now alumni forever. We did it.