The crimson and white will forever be colors of the ties that bring us together. From football games and ACT testing, to pep rallies and senior activities, the memories of Manual are ones that we will treasure forever. However, there are particular moments that strengthen our identity as Manual kids; only we know these to be true.

1. You take pride in a barrel.

2. Red/White week the most important week of the year.

3. You’ve heard Zube say that he graduated from Male at every red/white week pep rally for four years.

4. You get mad when people spell duPont with a capital “d”.

5. The walk from Manual to YPAS is a rite of passage.

6. Going to YPAS mainstage plays because they were just as good as Broadway productions.

7. Writing a 10-page paper on something you could say in one sentence.

8. Your first year of college felt easier than your four years at Manual.

9. You tried to avoid center stairs as much as possible.

10. As a freshman you thought sitting in the senior café was off limits.

11. After four years, the only words of the creed you knew were “…a school of lofty purpose and democratic ideals.”

12. Making lifelong friends

13. When everyone's favorite janitor has his own Facebook fan club page.

13. No matter where you go, Manual will always be your home.

The four years spent in the halls of Manual will be ones that are hard to forget. The pride that I have for the school is something unexplainable, as is watching my classmates go on to do amazing things. Thanks duPont for the experience of a lifetime and for that every day will always be Manual’s day.