“Your senior year is special because it’s both a great ending and an exciting beginning,” said reporter Jessica Colby in her Preparing for Senior Year of High School article. As seniors are in their last year of high school, they must say goodbye to their twelve-year routine. But, this is also the beginning of the rest of their lives. 

“So far it’s pretty easy. I have no core classes so it just goes by super fast,” said Senior Kiele Colombel. Since it is their last year, seniors have fewer credits. This leads to having few or easy classes. Sometimes, with the easy classes it can lead to students getting “senioritis”. This means seniors will not care for school anymore as if they have already graduated. 

Senior Emily Winward says she feels “pretty good about her senior year.” “The classes are fun and easy. It’s just been fun, not super hard.” For almost all seniors, the year has been a breeze.

“As tempting as it is to let down your sails in the final months of high school, the work you put in now will bear fruit come the fall,” says Nicholas Munson in his article Your Senior Year of High School Does Matter. So, even though it is easy, seniors need to stay focused and continue working hard. 

Almost all seniors have shared the same experiences. Winward says her high school years have been “good and bad because there have been good memories but then bad memories.”

Similarly, Senior Landon Newman said, “Good but not good because I’ve had some good days and good classes and stuff but then it’s annoying.” Examples that annoy seniors include inconsiderate people, bad drivers, vandalism, and separation. Things they enjoy include teachers, involving special needs students, and the location. 

For the past twelve years, this class has been told about graduation day and what is after high school. Seniors have different wants after graduating. But, are they prepared? “I do know what I want to do and I don’t know if I am prepared or not,” says Winward. 

Seniors are expected to leave high school knowing everything, but in reality, they are new to all of this. This is the beginning of the rest of their lives, so not being prepared or knowing what to expect is completely reasonable. 

This school has been around for decades, so things can be improved. After asking senior Kiele Colombel what she thinks she says, “Definitely the food. I think we should get seasonings for the food, better food, also better chairs because I feel like a lot of kids have back problems. So, improve little environmental things not like the learning I guess.” The school should consider better chairs, vending machines, food, and traffic procedures. 

For being in school for over twelve years, the class of 2025 has had several learning experiences. Winward advises the younger students by saying, “I would just say focus on your grades and don’t get in drama. Just stick to one friend group and just really focus on who your true friends are. Don’t feel the need to fit in, just do you. Be who you are.”

The article, Your Senior Year of High School Does Matter states, “As you go through senior year, it can feel like everything is coming to a close. You have your last homecoming, last basketball game, last class with your favorite teacher, etc.”. Seniors get to have these endings, but that means they get to have so their new beginnings. 

The article Preparing For Senior Year of High School states,  “You’re leaving the friends, classmates, teammates, and school that formed you, but you’re also applying to colleges and embarking on a journey that will set the next part of your life into motion. It’s a big moment.”

It’s going to be hard to say goodbye to the 2025 class, but it’s exciting to see where all these students will go. It’s been a great twelve years with this class laughing, crying, growing, and learning.