Senior Year – Last, But Not Least!
By Mikayla Burrus
Four years I’ve waited to say, “This is it. This is my year.” I blinked and we were here: senior year. The excitement of finally finishing what I’ve worked hard for. Everything I have ever done in all my years of education has led up to these last final months as I transition from a teenager to an adult.
As I go through my last year of high school, I have come to the realization that senior year is NOT the “chill and blow off” year most people have made it to be. One mistake I made was walking into the year with that exact mindset and then being completely smacked in the face with reality. The assignments still take a lot of work, time, and effort, and every school day I am faced with a new challenge the enemy throws at me.
One personal goal I have set for myself, as I prepare to tackle my last few months of high school, is to make the most out of my senior year. Being at a new school makes that about ten times more challenging. Three years ago, “Freshman Me” thought she’d seen it all already. However, from that time to now, I’ve learned so much about myself, the true colors of other people, decision making, and just basic rules of life.
Four long, hard years and this is it. Some of the best and worst memories made. The hardest challenges I have faced so far. Struggles with commitment, loyalty, and faith, all leading up to the exact moment I walk across that stage and my diploma is handed to me. I will finally be able to scream, “I did it!” But I will not lose sight of how God has been with me my entire high school life. Giving me the strength to get through freshman year. The patience to get through sophomore year. The determination to get through junior year. And last but not least, senior year.