Walking into Stevenson on the first day of sophomore year felt really good yet really weird. While I had finally got out of middle school and moved onto the big leagues, it felt weird finishing middle school as a freshman knowing that the freshmen in other school districts have already started high school. Not only that, but it also felt like I had to make a new friend group as if all my friends from junior high drifted away to do their own thing.
Not all has been lost though. I’ve been going to CSI all freshman year, so I had something to work with. Even with that, I was quite an introverted person and distanced myself from everyone for whatever reason even though I know that there are people who like me, and I admit that I still am from time to time. However, over the years, that battery has increased little by little and opened myself up to more people and to my luck, experience a couple of relationships. Though all those relationships have failed me and I’m back to square one, I’m grateful to be able to experience them and grateful for all the people I met throughout high school.
In my opinion, I think senior year has been my favorite year because I have been able to get even closer to the people I knew from previous years, but that might be because of the fact that it’s our last year in school and that we may not see each other again. Junior year is a close second for me as I opened myself up to more people and got a lot closer with one of my homegirls and we are still great friends to the day of writing this narrative. Even though sophomore year isn’t one of my greatest years, I’m still grateful to experience it as I wouldn’t be where I am today if not for that.
My message to the upcoming senior class is to seize the moment and take chances as you might never have another chance at something again. It will be your last year in high school so make sure you make every moment count. Another thing I want to say is to be grateful for the little things and things that you regret or cringe at as those moments shaped what you are today.
