With only 8 days of
my high school career left I thought it would be a good idea to take everything
I’ve learned in the past 4 years and share it with all the incoming freshmen.
It’s such a bittersweet time right now; I’m ecstatic to start this new phase in
my life but at the same time a little nervous/sad/ scared to see this phase
coming to an end. With that I thought I would post a picture of me from freshmen year, prepare yourselves.
This was on the last day of my freshmen year. Please note the massive pink bow and the Holister shirt. We were all best friends and had 4 lockers in a row (it was really movie like) and we would chat/ gossip at our lockers in between classes. Oh, the days. Weird to think it was almost 4 years ago.
Dear Class of 2017,
As I sit
here and write this, I can see my white graduation dress hanging and patiently waiting
for my day to walk across the stage. I remember this familiar feeling 4 short
(very short) years ago I reminisce the day my mom and I spent an entire day strolling
through the mall looking for the perfect 8th grade graduation dress.
It’s funny how we’re practically back at the starting line with the same
nerves, but luckily this time I’ve lost the braces and I’d say I have better
fashion sense as well (thank goodness!). And I’d like to think I’m a little
wiser too. I can remember those first days of freshmen year like it was just
last week. Debating which table or bench
to sit at that would make us look the coolest and trying to master my new
schedule and the school floor plan. Even trickier was trying to learn the
ever-changing bell schedule. All the memories are rushing back, almost as fast
as I walk between classes still
trying to beat the bell.
So I write this to you in hopes
that you’ll take advice from someone who has practically mastered the road
you’re about to travel down. I’d suggest traveling down this road in style,
preferably a pale pink bug. Anyways, high school is tricky, not gonna lie. It’s
full of friday night football games, firsts loves, and first heartbreaks. And
along the way you just might happen to discover who you really are and who you
want to be.
Don’t just take advantage of every
minute but cherish the moments. These 4 years go by faster than Dorothy can
click her glittery red shoes together. Study and work harder than you have
every worked before, (at least until 2nd semester of senior year)
but allow time for yourself to have fun. That’s important. As important as the
grades are, the memories are what are going to last your lifetime. Take the time
to make memoires. Get out of your comfort zone. Try clubs, introduce yourself
to someone you’ve never met, sit at a different lunch table. This is your time
to be adventurous, you’re young and it's okay to stretch the rules!
One of the most common mistakes is
to never wish it away. Graduation day is going to come faster than you could
imagine and just because you have a terrible teacher or there is stupid rumor
going around, trust me when I say it will all pass. You’ll get a new teacher
and the rumor will fade.
These are four years you will never
get to relive. Might as well live them to the fullest, right? So get involved!
Run for class president! Lead your team to victory! Win homecoming queen! You
only get one time and starting this fall, it will be your time! My time, well
it’s done, my four years have passed and once I turn my tassel in 27 days I
must live with how I spent my four years. Live for the triumphs and learn from
your tribulations. Make lifelong friends and lifetime memories.
LIVE IT UP! High school will be
whatever you make it. So make it 4 years worth remembering.
With love,
The
Class of 2013
Always keep in mind,
Cheers!
Shannon