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t's ten minutes after eight on your first day of school, and you have just
stepped out of your car. Ahead of you lies numerous white buildings and a

sea of people that can be seen just beyond the surrounding gates. It would
appear that you have arrived at a typical high school setting - that is, if you

don't take the time to appreciate your environment. With work, classes, and
social schedules, who has time to realize the depth of their surroundings? West

Ranch High School is anything but simple; with a dedicated staff, enthusiastic
student body and constant activity, everyone and everything has a story to tell.

The complicated nature of life is what makes it interesting. These
complexities give meaning to our passions;withoutthem everything we I ivefor

and work for becomes pointless. The unique character of our lives is what adds
color to our days. The black and white days are the ones we dread, the ones we

simplytrudgethroughwhilewaitingforabettertomorrow.Whatwouldathletics
be without competitive feelings or academics without stressed deadlines?

We must learn to embrace the complicated to appreci te the end result.
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The relationship between two people, whether it be parent to child,

teacher to student or even friend to friend, may just be the most complicated
connection of all. Surface-level details of a person, such as their name or age,

does not reveal as much as the obscure details, such as their deepest desires or
maybe even their most embarrassing moment. Success in obtaining intimate

information is the only way to avoid a simple and meaningless acquaintance.
Complicated and uncertain relationships are those that teach us the most

about others, but more importantly, they teach us much more about ourselves.
Accepting simplicity and avoiding the complicated aspects of life

is ultimately detrimental and essentially impossible. Boredom will soon
consume your daily life and living will seem like a chore. Those in denial

of inevitable complexities will quickly realize the difficulty in avoiding
said complications. They exist in everything we do; from planning

prom to applying for college, varying elements create the certainty
of depth in a particular person or event, one not simply understood

by quick observance. You can't avoid "complicated"-it's that simple.

,..,,Lauren Holzer and K.Leigh Furzer

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