Senior Year Research Paper

Students who are becoming freshmen often ask “what’s it like to be in high school?” High school is not what you think. Freshmen don’t get pushed in lockers, there's not that one popular girl who shoves other students books out of their hands, and the cafeteria is not the most embarrassing place to be. High school is not an amicable. If you really think high school is a amicable place where students smile at each other, think again. Here is some advice from my high school experience.

Freshman year could definitely be the worst year of High School when it comes to your social life. This is the year where you can expand your friends to more than just people in your grade. This year is also a sad year because it is when you find out who your real friends are. High School is all about gaining new friends and losing what you thought were your friends. When I started my freshman year all I heard when I started was that your real friends will show and you fake friends will vanish. In my case this did not happen. Yes, when I got into Highschool I did grow farther apart to some of my friends, but I would never say that they have vanished from my life or anything like that.

But I promise you, you will blink and it will be over. Do not wish away your high school years. There will be times in which you will say "I hate high school, I’m ready to graduate." In fact, during your senior year, you will develop a serious case of "senioritis." Even in those times, do not wish for time to go by faster. Enjoy your high school years. Some of the things you experience during high school you may never experience again. Freshmen, it goes by quicker than you think.I know the thought of high school can be intimidating, but I promise it is not as scary as it seems. If you take the time to get involved and put yourself out there, you will have a blast in high school. So get involved and make new friends. Stay on top of your schoolwork. Ask questions and make mistakes. High school is a place to discover your strengths and weaknesses, and figure out who you are. I was once in your shoes. I asked the same questions and felt the same fear some of you freshmen are feeling. The fear does not last forever. You will find your niche in high school, and once you do, you have the power to have four amazing

Coming into high school can be very nerve racking. Everyone makes jokes about you being a freshman, you aren’t familiar with the building, and you don't always have people you know in your classes. Three pieces of advice I have for incoming freshmen are to keep personal things to yourself, stay out of other people's business, and don’t worry what others think of you.

Your senior year was a wild, crazy mess. You started off the year not wanting to go to school to see Karson because you couldn’t handle it. You even left school some days when he would show up. You let your dumb self try again with Karson and it failed. You got hurt, and even cried.... A lot. You meet the love of your life, Kyle, and still talk to him even though you guys aren’t together right now. You both hope to reconnect after you finish your second year of college. Keep talking to him, don’t let him get away from you. You have had it tough this year, but by the end of the year you didn’t let anything affect you. Your grades were A’s and B’s all year. You made some amazing new friends like, Chandler, Clayton Ecker, Collin and more boys

High school, four of the most interesting years of life. It is a time to find yourself and figure out who you are and what you want your place in this world to be. During this process comes friendships that build because of alike interests and beliefs. From freshman year at the bottom of the totem pole, all the way to senior year, being the top dog of your school. It is such a great feeling knowing that those three years of hard work build up to essentially a grand finale. Many big changes happen as you grow older in high school. From summer camps, to starts of a new year. From homecoming week, to the end of sport seasons. From in school privileges to coming to and leaving from school early, and finally Graduation. This grand finale year has some similarities and some differences and as you read on you will see what I mean.

My senior year is coming to an end, high school is pretty much over. With the finish line quickly approaching, I reflect on all the things I’ve done in these past four years and, more importantly, all the things I did not do in the past four years that I probably should have. In retrospect, I never did feel like high school was going to be where the best time of my life would be remembered, but now that it’s pretty much over I think maybe I should have treated it like it was. I would love to be able to say there is nothing I didn’t do that I wanted to and that I didn’t have any regrets, but there is a fair share of both. When I think too much about the end, I get sentimental about the experiences, friends, laughs, awkward moments, and more.

I am excited to finally start my senior year. From what my parents, friends and family have told me, senior year is supposed to be a great year. However, I believe it will be like any other year; it will not be the year I remember the most out of high school. Most of my family has been out of highschool for a significant amount of years, therefore, they do not realize how much the pressure on students has increased since then. Students now are expected to take the SATS and the ACTS in order to get into a good college. In the society we live in now, if one was to go to a community college he is thought less of because he did not go to a college that is known. However, I think community college is a great option for everyone. It is ridiculous

As I am entering my senior year everyone has told me to make sure and slow down because it will be over before I know it. This year I want to learn how to build a strong support group for my emotional well being and grow closer with new people. I am striving to try and make the most of my senior year, so God will prepare me for the upcoming years.

As a high school senior we look into what we want to do in our future. A big part of that is college. How do students know what college has the best opportunities? How do future students narrow down their options? A few things to look at when choosing a college includes the major of your interest, the campus, dorms, and class size.

“Time flies by when you’re having fun”, I never thought this quote would mean so much to me until now. This quote was repeated constantly my junior year and now I realize the true meaning of it. All the years I’ve spent in school have led up to this point, my senior year. As my last year in high school begins, and soon ends, I have a lot of decisions to make, and goals to set. Keeping high grades, going to FBLA nationals, and making my teachers proud are a few of my senior goals.

Senior Year… A beautiful ending to some of the longest, hardest, and most difficult years I will ever have to face. Well at least until my senior year of college. It feels like forever since I first step foot in the high school in my hometown. I started this long journey at Columbia City High School as a freshman and sophomore. Then, for my junior year, I chose to study dance. Having a year off of my education was pretty stressful, but it was the best option for me at the time, and I definitely do not regret it. For my senior year, I found Marion High School. MHS has a partnership with Community School for the Arts, giving me many opportunities through my academics and arts.

Now that I have half a year of high school under my belt, what I would tell next year’s freshmen they really need to do once they’re in high school, is to stay organized, and not to expect to be treated the same way.The reason that I think it is very important to stay organized is because if you are not organized you can lose assignments you did or just not do them because you lost them or didn't know you had homework. Don't expect teachers to treat you like babies they don't do that in high school. Teachers are not just going to give you the answer they make you figure it out.

A misconception I have heard during my high school year is that high school will be the life of the party literally of “life”. With this, they say that with all the events, mistakes, dances, field trips, club joining, fundraisers, learning, sports, rallies, carnivals, and classes throughout the process of a high schooler to the big exciting events that come during senior year they say.

I believe that a successful senior student should be opened minded and push themselves to help others and strive to reach their goals. Always being ready for the next challenge is a skill that is important in a leadership role and as a senior student they should guide other students when going through their school career. Another important quality that a senior student needs is social skills when talking to students, teachers and parents, also they will be representatives of the school and must be verbally articulate to express their ideas.