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<\/p>\nwhether you\u2019re rejoicing or mourning at the conclusion of the school year, the days we\u2019ve got left are disappearing fast. it\u2019s a weird kind of time for seniors, one in which nobody really knows how to feel. nostalgic about our fleeting youth? excited for the transition into \u201cadulthood\u201d? there\u2019s definitely some fear and anxiety that needs be accounted for too\u2026 all of these emotions are merging, tangling, settling into those pits in our stomachs. but before that final graduation walk comes, there are a handful of must-do things while still in high school.
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don\u2019t deny it, if you\u2019re a senior and you\u2019re reading this, chances are that you\u2019ve skipped some (or a whole lot) of your class periods. (it\u2019s totally inconspicuous to have four \u201cdentist appointments\u201d in two weeks.) trust me, i get it: ap\u2019s are done. you\u2019re into college. why bother going through the motions, right? wrong. this is where i get to insert that good old, \u201cyou don\u2019t know what you\u2019ve got until it\u2019s gone\u201d saying. do not underappreciate the familiarity of your high school \u2013 the campus, the people, the daily walking path that you\u2019ve established for yourself between bells. there is nothing worse than breezing through the final stretch and wishing you hadn\u2019t. senior year should be savored; there are so many little interactions \u2013 jokes tossed around by teachers, head nods given in the hallways, that you\u2019ll never get to relive in quite the same way.
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it\u2019s almost impossible not to have a steady pattern at school. go from point a to point b, do homework here at this time, eat lunch in that spot \u2026 and that\u2019s all well and good, but with the weeks dwindling down, the end of senior year is just the right time to try something a little different. explore your own campus a bit more. make use of the resources that you haven\u2019t before. (i checked out my first high school library book just last week. i\u2019m quite pleased with myself). if you never go to sports games \u2013 go to one, at least once. revel in the experience of cheering your heart out. or see the last school theatre production. maybe a band concert. most seniors get more time in their schedules when graduation nears, and i\u2019d highly recommend optimizing that with as many new experiences as possible.
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it might have worked for sophomore year (and maybe even junior year), but writing \u201chave a great summer!\u201d in someone\u2019s yearbook is the equivalent of saying, \u201chey, you\u2019re a decent human being that i have hardly interacted with; allow me to be polite and sign your yearbook.\u201d it\u2019s senior year guys \u2013 it\u2019s your last yearbook ever<\/em> \u2013 so don\u2019t waste the space by being lame. your peers deserve to know how much they have meant to you along the journey, and by being sentimental you\u2019ll get more sincere notes of your own. i hate to break the news, but most of the people in your senior class are going to fade into the background once college starts. it just happens. but you know what can prevent it from happening (at least marginally)? exchanging info. i\u2019m talking cell phone numbers, emails, skype names, snapchats \u2013 heck, share you\u2019re myspace if you want to (is that still a thing?). the more ways you have to reach out to each other, the better the odds are that you actually will. believe it or not, high school connections can come in handy down the line if you\u2019re looking for internship help, traveling to different cities, needing a place to crash, etc. but they\u2019re also just a great way to keep a part of home with you as you go planting new roots elsewhere. i\u2019d say this is probably the most important thing for every senior to do. we\u2019re all headed exceptional places, but quite frankly we wouldn\u2019t be without the support of some very key people: our teachers. the good ones, in particular. the ones that like to check in with us, help expand our perceptions of the world. teachers are such a fundamental influence in our growth as free-thinking individuals, and the least you (and i) can do is share a fraction of our gratitude. hand written letters are as personal as they are thoughtful (anyone can send a quick email), and i\u2019ll bet you anything that teachers aren\u2019t nearly as used to getting them as they should be. so take a week where you write a letter a night \u2013 i guarantee that you\u2019ll be directly responsible for bettering someone\u2019s day.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" whether you\u2019re rejoicing or mourning at the conclusion of the school year, the days we\u2019ve got left are disappearing fast. it\u2019s a weird kind of time for seniors, one in which nobody really knows how to feel. nostalgic about our fleeting youth? excited for the transition into \u201cadulthood\u201d? there\u2019s definitely some fear and anxiety that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[98],"ppma_author":[24904],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\n <\/p>\n4. collect contacts<\/h2>\n
\n <\/p>\n5. handwrite thank you letters<\/h2>\n
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