High School was a confusing time from the beginning. On top of adjusting to yet another new building, in general it was just a big step. With High School came an intimidating amount of homework, new teachers that in Middle School we were kind of groomed to fear, and upperclassmen with entitlement issues. It also meant getting a job, getting a license and ultimately deciding what you wanted to do with your life after school. It was a scary, daunting  place.

     Walking through the halls now, it’s sort of a funny memory to think that this was my greatest fear. Where I used to see teachers that hate me and the hallway I fell down in, I now see memories. I think of all my years here when I would complain and get so frustrated with the age of the school, because sure, it could have used a little updating and fixing up, air conditioning would have been nice, but now I also see the history that was left behind by every class to ever walk the halls since the early 1920s, like the writing on the walls, the picnic tables in the courtyard, and so much more.

     In all honesty, the last five years (I’m including Middle School) of my life have been the biggest adventure of my life. One of the most challenging things about High School is figuring out who you are, who you want to be, and what you want to do. I have lost and gained so much, so many family members, so many friends, and overcome it all. I’ve taken the initiative and excelled in things I never thought I would excel in, and I can honestly say that I think I  know who I am.

     After applying to colleges, I was finally accepted to my number one, Lesley University in Cambridge, and they even gave me a scholarship! I am graduating this year as an accomplished student, Editor and Chief of the Raider Times, and a member of Peer Leaders, Ambassadors for Change, the GSA, and Invisible Children, and moving forward to hopefully in the future become a teacher. Though I’m anxious now for my High School career to end, I know there are some things, even if only there are few, that I will always miss.