Today was such an historic day for our country…President Barack Obama’s inauguration.   I’ve never felt such excitement in the air on Inauguration Day before.  Even our principal was walking around the building turning on TVs to make sure that the students had access to watch if they wanted to.  And truly, the most amazing thing was that they did watch; even though most of it was taking place during lunch.  Throughout my lunch hour, there was a huge group of students crowded around the TV in the lobby with the sound blaring so they could hear Obama’s speech.  These were high school students spending their free time watching a current event on a news channel.  It was a remarkable sight. 

I’m excited and worried about the next four years.  I hope that Americans are patient with President Obama.  I hope that he really will be the president I think he will.  And most importantly, I hope that he and his family will be safe in this highly criticized position.  Please notice that I used the word hope a lot in the previous statements…because I do really feel that hope is now much more possible for us all.