Seniors, when you got the five15 Award Ballot, you should have also received from me a letter inviting you to make a “Senior Address.” Here is the deal:

I want to invite you to participate in something new this year called the Senior Address. This is an opportunity for you to influence the younger students in five15 by challenging them to godliness and passion for the Savior.

Basically, I would like any seniors who are interested to make a five-minute address to five15 on the topic of their choice. I’d like you to speak from what you’ve learned while in five15 and/or challenge the younger students to a particular expression of godliness. This short essay could address a question like the following:

• What did you learn about living for Christ during your years in five15?
• How did honoring your parents make a difference for you during your high school years?
• If you could do high school over again, what would you do differently?

Here are the basic requirements: Each Senior Address should…

• …honor God.
• …be 400 words or less.
• …challenge other students by exhorting them to an area of godliness or urging them to learn from your experience in five15.
• …be turned in by Friday, May 2.

I’ll choose a some of the essays to be read at the Senior Meeting on May 10. The rest we’ll publish in a booklet for the students of five15.

Thanks in advance for considering this! I know you have a lot to do to prepare for the end of the year, but I want to ask you to seriously consider doing this. It is a great opportunity for you to challenge younger students to “set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.” (1 Tim 4:12)

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