On Thursday night, before the LHS varsity boys soccer team last game of the season, there was a Senior Night celebration for the 11 senior boys. It was sweet and bittersweet.
L to R: Zach, Seb, Bailey, Maddox, Mac, Hersom, Ethan, Nico, Jack, Merlin, Harlan
The players and their families gathered on the field and then came forward one by one and were introduced. We each wrote a short tribute that was read over the loudspeaker, and each player identified their favorite memory from the season.
Here's the speech we wrote -- it was funny, which Seb maybe didn't appreciate as much as we did. Our first draft was even funnier, and maybe more of a roast than a celebration, so we had to remove some things.
Seb was a kid who was always in motion.
He was so eager to be born he almost didn't make it to the hospital.
As a kid, he would race home after school and grab a
soccer ball, a basketball, and a football and then be up on the FPE
field until dinner.
We've loved watching you play - all these sports, all these years.
And we even made it to Senior Night before GTA 6!
We remember with joy the boy you were, but we're proud of the young man you've become.
You're a good friend and a good son. You notice what needs to be done and try to make things better.
We love you always. Congratulations.
Now go and play as if no one's watching, because they aren't. They're all on their phones.
We had dinner ahead of time with Liesl and Ella, who were twinning it.
Liesl made an amazing poster to celebrate Seb - complete with Barca and Ferrari logos. I included some photos below of her process, which was fun to watch.
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