The Weekly Mattian: Episode 3: The Senior Year

-As a general side note, this is an episode I wrote about three years ago when I was preparing to be a high school senior. It doesn’t apply to me anymore, but highly applies to those who are ready to take the big leap in the giant pool.


-Picture yourself and a group of about 5 to 7 of your closest best friends from high school. Now imagine that you've been given a special power to do whatever you wanted to do with your friends. You could go anywhere you wanted, do anything you wanted, but the most important part of this whole set up is spending time with the people you care about. But now you've reached your senior year and this dream is slipping farther away from reality. Now picture yourself alone without your high school senior friends. Think of yourself alone in a small apartment in a large city with thousands of dollars of college loans to pay off. Doesn't sound very fun does it? Before this reality hits you about this time or so next year or a couple of years from now, remember this fact: you ARE a SENIOR.
-As we get ready for another school year full of learning and fun, we must remember that this is it. No more first day of school, no more assemblies, and no more food fights in the cafeteria. This is why the senior year is one of the happiest, and one of the saddest times in a teenager's life. Sure there are all the perks, being the biggest kids in school, having wimpy junior high kids look up to you, being favored to win the battle of the classes, and most importantly, having that seniority that you may have lacked many years ago.
-My question for all my readers now is this: Are you truly ready for this milestone in your life? Have you stepped back away from the hurly burly of everyday life and thought: "Oh my, this is it? I'm a senior in high school. I may never see any of these people again in my life!" (Unless you go to the reunions, and you're a fool if you don't) My advice to you is this. Start cherishing each day that comes along. Even though it is really dumb, pray that the clock in each classroom stays at a particular time, and that the bell never rings. Go headstrong into each new school day and do something that makes it worthwhile. Again, cherish each day that you set foot into that school building, because even though you may be saying to yourself: "Oh man, I can't wait to get out of that dump", come next June you will be singing a whole other song.
-Most importantly, now is the time to get outside and spend time with your high school friends. Participate in all of the activities our school has to offer, heck, even stay after once in a while just because. Your senior year in high school is coming up and it's bound to be the best time in your life. Make sure you cherish each day that comes along, and don't rush through it just for the freedom of being an adult. You'll miss it when it's gone...