June

"I can hardly believe tomorrow is the last day of school," Winnie sighed. "The first day seemed like only yesterday!"

"Really? I've been waiting for this day since September," Tyler responded. "But all those tests are taking forever to do! Can you believe Mr. Bunton's?!"

"Ten pages of questions was overdoing it," Winnie recalled, "even for him. At least Mrs. Austers is having us do a presentation instead."

"Mrs. Austers..." Tyler sighed. "Y'know, I'm really gonna miss her and Ryan this summer."

'You'll see her next year," Winnie comforted his freind when the five-minute bell rang. "We'd better get to class," he added.

Tyler was already halfway down the hall. Winnie shook his head and chuckled.


"The recipient of this year's Teacher of the Year award is a kind, gentle soul, always ready to lend a helping hand when students need it," Principal Milne read from his papers. "He never turns down an opportunity to reassure his pupils, who can all agree that his sense of wonder and enthusiasm for learning is infectious."

Winnie smiled discreetly. He knew exactly who this award was going to, and applauded vigorously when the principal continued, "It is my great honor to present this award to Christopher Robin!"

Mr. Robin stepped up to the podium and shook hands with Principal Milne. He then took the principal's place at the podium and pushed down some papers he'd gathered. "Thank you, Alan. Well, what can I say that hasn't already been said to every one of you throughout the course of this year? Nothing. All of you sitting in this gymnasium today have every skill, talent, and tool it takes to succeed greatly in this world. Some of you just don't know it yet. Some of you may doubt your potentials.

Always remember this: you're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. Thank you."

A moment of silence filled the auditorium. Then the student body began to clap vigorously. Winnie leapt to his feet, and others soon followed. The noise was made almost deafening when the bell rang immediately afterwards, signaling the official end of the school year. Winnie could see Tyler bounding out the door and longed to follow him, but there was something he wanted to do first.

Carefully, Winnie made his way through the crowd of students until he noticed Mr. Robin. He'd already gotten a yearbook signature from his history teacher, but felt he needed to say goodbye proper before leaving for the summer.

"Mr. Robin?" he asked shyly.

The teacher turned around. "Oh, hi, Winnie!"

"I just wanted to say thank you for everything you've done this year," Winnie said. "You deserve that award you got."

Mr. Robin looked like he had tears in his eyes. "Oh, Winnie..." he said. "Y'know, I'm gonna miss you."

"Same here," Winnie assured him. "Have a great summer!"

"You too, Winnie. You too."

Winnie smiled as he exited the gym, trotted down the hall, and opened the front door. The sunshine hit his face like a bear hug.

Summer was officially before him.


Now, I know what you're thinking. "What?! This can't be the end! I wanna see more!" Well, my readers, you are in luck. I don't intend to stop here, oh no sirree bob. I'm gonna revisit the school year, dip down here and there and see what I come up with. I may even detail the vacations of Winnie and pals. It all depends on you guys. Put what you wanna see in your reviews! I have a couple ideas already, put I aim to please. Go right ahead!