Being in early adolescence, graduating students will still face many choices and challenges ahead; however, we would hope to see tendencies towards Christ-like attributes, such as:

• Growing in grace and knowledge (2 Peter 3:18);
• Accepting the role of student as their current calling, hence developing the study skills and work habits needed to do their best as working for the Lord (Colossians 3:23);
• Serving God rather than self in every aspect of life without compartmentalizing their concerns into sacred and secular domains (Deuteronomy 6:5);
• Acknowledging that sin has affected all aspects of the universe, and that Christ will one day make all things new (Romans 8:19,20)(Revelations 21) Until then, we continue to care for this planet as an extension of the Garden of Eden (Genesis 2:15);
• Answering the question, “what is normal?” by living out the standard found in God’s word, e.g. the fruit of the Sprit, compassion, justice, etc (Psalms 119:9)(Galatians 5:22,23)(Micah 6:8) rather than the standard set by their peers;