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A young man who wrote a personal thank you note to each of his 180 fellow graduates.
Last June at Apponequet Regional High School in Lakeville, Mass., senior class president Mason Macuch did something heartwarming and rare.
He ended his graduation speech by asking his classmates to check under their seats. What they found touched their hearts.
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In an emotional moment, each of them began to read the personal notes he had written to them.
"I was speechless - the letter brought tears to my eyes instantly," Emily Bodwell, 17, told The Washington Post.
In the letter, Mason thanked her for "always laughing" with him, and he joyfully recalled a game they happily played together when they were 5.
"There aren't enough positive words to describe the impact Mason and his letters made on our senior year," Emily told The Post.
"Every member of our class felt appreciated, honored and cared for."
Even Mason's best friend, Conor Tripp, 18, was surprised. "I had no idea he was doing this, and I was really caught off guard."
It took 10 hours for Mason to write these letters, and he wrote one in Spanish to a classmate who does not speak English.
And that's not all!
He wrote thank you notes to the school staff as well totaling close to 200 personal letters in all.
This fall, Mason enrolled at Connecticut's Fairfield University, with a long-term goal of attending medical school to become a heart surgeon.
"A note or a letter is a simple thing, but it has so much meaning," said Mason.
"My hope is that the notes will bring back happy memories to my classmates when they look at them years from now."
Editor's Note:
To learn more washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2024/06/18/graduation-school-notes-mason-macuch/ and wcvb.com/article/reach-under-your-chairs-apponequet-regional-high-school-class-president-writes-thank-you-notes-to-all-graduates/61070978.
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