Senior Reflection: Dylan Feeney

When one talks about their senior year in high school, they mention how fun and laid back it was. They talk about how they basically did nothing in their 3^rd and 4^th

quarter after they finished their senior thesis paper. Senior year for most was a very comfortable year, but that’s not the case for me.

My freshman year, I failed two classes and had a horrible GPA. I knew that I had to get myself out of this hole I put myself into, and become a better overall student. After a lot of hard work and studying, I finished my junior year with a pretty good GPA and increased my grades two full letter grades. I transformed into “an A/B with one or two C’s” kind of student. But I wasn’t satisfied. I knew, walking into the school as a senior I had to take my improvement one step further before I can truly say I completely fixed freshman year. That step was to make honor roll. My first two quarters didn’t go as well I wanted them to as I fell short of honor roll as I received a C+ in English. I knew my chances of making honor roll were decreasing so finally after all my hard work; I finally made it in my 3^rd quarter. I felt so accomplished and satisfied. Overall my senior year can be summed up as not as fun and laid back as I wanted it to be or as other’s year was, but I felt like my senior year was a big success for me. I felt like I finished my high school career on a great note.

My next step to continue my success academically is to go to Salem State or Framingham State to major in communications. I haven’t decided which college I’m going to but I do know one thing, which is whatever college I attend, I will continue to become a better student day by day. My plans in the future include getting a bachelor’s degree in communications and then become a sports journalist for a major newspaper like the Boston Globe.

Back before my senior year, I would have never thought I would be attending college, but now after my senior year, I found out who I truly am as a student, I found out that my dreams are still there for the taking and that I will, one day, conquer them.