A Final Reflection
My Final Reflection
Some say that high school is the best time of a person’s life and that graduating is the saddest thing for students to do. But for me, I personally feel that although my high school experience has been filled with memories, it’s always important to know that graduating isn’t the end- it’s only the beginning. Throughout my years at Landstown High School and Bayside High School I’ve had many memorable experiences and memories, learned new things to pass on to others, and have prepared myself for college.
Firstly, I’ve had a lot of fun attending Landstown High School for the past 3 years. I’ve made a lot of fun memories, like performing in concerts with the Landstown Philharmonic Orchestra and going to Landstown’s “Space Jam” themed homecoming dance with my friends in my sophomore year. Along with those memories I’ve also been able to go on multiple trips with my orchestra class, where we’ve gotten to compete at competitions and have fun bonding with each other at the same time. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to forget the time and effort my friends and I put into decorating part of the senior class’s hallway with an “Aladdin” theme for this year’s homecoming hallway competition. Even the simple memories of volunteering in the Landstown Media Center will stay with me forever. When it comes to student activities that I’ve participated in throughout my high school career I don’t think I could ever even possibly forget about all the fun times I’ve had in the Japanese Culture Club- like the time when we celebrated the Japanese holiday known as Setsubun which is a holiday when you throw soy beans to ward off demons and bad spirits. I’ll never forget how hard my friends and I laughed as we got to throw soy beans at my friend with a demon mask on.
Secondly, if I could give some advice to new upcoming seniors I would say this. Cherish your high school days and enjoy the people your with now, because after graduation everything will change in what feels like the blink of an eye. You and your best friends will be going separate ways- some may go to college, the military, and even the work force. But it’s important to remember that that’s completely natural for friends to drift apart and that you’ll still be able to keep in touch with them as the years go on. On another hand my other pieces of advice mostly center on applying to colleges and maintain grades in school. For all upcoming seniors I would recommend that if they haven’t taken their SAT’s by the time senior year begins that they should take them as soon as possible. Because the first couple of months will be all about applying to colleges and SAT scores are essential in that process. And nothing is worse than having to slow down the college application process by having to wait to find out SAT scores, and plus it gives them less chances to take the test in hopes of getting a higher score. The next piece of advice that I would recommend to seniors is probably the most important piece of advice I have to offer. And that advice is to not catch “senioritis”. “Senioritis” is a sense of empathy about all school work that seniors tend to get when they feel that nothing that goes on at school could possibly affect them because they’re already scheduled to graduate. I would tell all seniors to not do this and to continue doing well in school up until the very end. Because even though a student’s been accepted to a college, that doesn’t mean that they can’t reject be rejected in the end because of failing grades. The way I think of it is that if a student has spent some much time and effort in school throughout all the years they’ve been in school, why stop now?
Thirdly, I’m extremely excited about starting my future and graduating high school. My future plans are to attend George Mason University as part of their freshman class of 2018 in the fall and to earn a degree in Biology while minoring in pre-medicine. After I graduate from high school I plan on attending a medical school and earning a degree in medicine so that I can become an OB/GYN. There are hardly enough words for me to describe how excited I am to start college in the fall- it’s a huge dream of mine coming true. Ever since I was young my parents always made sure to instill in me the value of a degree. That no matter how challenging it may be to get, it’s worth it in the end because it will help you get a better paid job in the career field that you want. I’m also very excited about going to college because it’s a new stepping stone in my life- I’m leaving high school and going out into the world. I also know for a fact that I am going to love college life. The independence, dorm life, and free flowing environment makes college seem like an ideal place to spend time while getting an education. The only thing that I’m nervous for about college is the new work load, like homework, projects, tests, etc. But from what I’ve heard, hopefully it won’t be that overwhelming- it’s a lot of work, but the flexibleness of the class schedules in college makes it a lot easier to get all of the work done.
All in all, I’ve had a lot of fun attending Landstown High School and have made a lot of wonderful memories with some amazing people. And although I’m sad to end this chapter in my life, I’m excited to start off my future after graduation. I know that life will change once I graduate, and when it does I’ll be ready for it.
Some say that high school is the best time of a person’s life and that graduating is the saddest thing for students to do. But for me, I personally feel that although my high school experience has been filled with memories, it’s always important to know that graduating isn’t the end- it’s only the beginning. Throughout my years at Landstown High School and Bayside High School I’ve had many memorable experiences and memories, learned new things to pass on to others, and have prepared myself for college.
Firstly, I’ve had a lot of fun attending Landstown High School for the past 3 years. I’ve made a lot of fun memories, like performing in concerts with the Landstown Philharmonic Orchestra and going to Landstown’s “Space Jam” themed homecoming dance with my friends in my sophomore year. Along with those memories I’ve also been able to go on multiple trips with my orchestra class, where we’ve gotten to compete at competitions and have fun bonding with each other at the same time. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to forget the time and effort my friends and I put into decorating part of the senior class’s hallway with an “Aladdin” theme for this year’s homecoming hallway competition. Even the simple memories of volunteering in the Landstown Media Center will stay with me forever. When it comes to student activities that I’ve participated in throughout my high school career I don’t think I could ever even possibly forget about all the fun times I’ve had in the Japanese Culture Club- like the time when we celebrated the Japanese holiday known as Setsubun which is a holiday when you throw soy beans to ward off demons and bad spirits. I’ll never forget how hard my friends and I laughed as we got to throw soy beans at my friend with a demon mask on.
Secondly, if I could give some advice to new upcoming seniors I would say this. Cherish your high school days and enjoy the people your with now, because after graduation everything will change in what feels like the blink of an eye. You and your best friends will be going separate ways- some may go to college, the military, and even the work force. But it’s important to remember that that’s completely natural for friends to drift apart and that you’ll still be able to keep in touch with them as the years go on. On another hand my other pieces of advice mostly center on applying to colleges and maintain grades in school. For all upcoming seniors I would recommend that if they haven’t taken their SAT’s by the time senior year begins that they should take them as soon as possible. Because the first couple of months will be all about applying to colleges and SAT scores are essential in that process. And nothing is worse than having to slow down the college application process by having to wait to find out SAT scores, and plus it gives them less chances to take the test in hopes of getting a higher score. The next piece of advice that I would recommend to seniors is probably the most important piece of advice I have to offer. And that advice is to not catch “senioritis”. “Senioritis” is a sense of empathy about all school work that seniors tend to get when they feel that nothing that goes on at school could possibly affect them because they’re already scheduled to graduate. I would tell all seniors to not do this and to continue doing well in school up until the very end. Because even though a student’s been accepted to a college, that doesn’t mean that they can’t reject be rejected in the end because of failing grades. The way I think of it is that if a student has spent some much time and effort in school throughout all the years they’ve been in school, why stop now?
Thirdly, I’m extremely excited about starting my future and graduating high school. My future plans are to attend George Mason University as part of their freshman class of 2018 in the fall and to earn a degree in Biology while minoring in pre-medicine. After I graduate from high school I plan on attending a medical school and earning a degree in medicine so that I can become an OB/GYN. There are hardly enough words for me to describe how excited I am to start college in the fall- it’s a huge dream of mine coming true. Ever since I was young my parents always made sure to instill in me the value of a degree. That no matter how challenging it may be to get, it’s worth it in the end because it will help you get a better paid job in the career field that you want. I’m also very excited about going to college because it’s a new stepping stone in my life- I’m leaving high school and going out into the world. I also know for a fact that I am going to love college life. The independence, dorm life, and free flowing environment makes college seem like an ideal place to spend time while getting an education. The only thing that I’m nervous for about college is the new work load, like homework, projects, tests, etc. But from what I’ve heard, hopefully it won’t be that overwhelming- it’s a lot of work, but the flexibleness of the class schedules in college makes it a lot easier to get all of the work done.
All in all, I’ve had a lot of fun attending Landstown High School and have made a lot of wonderful memories with some amazing people. And although I’m sad to end this chapter in my life, I’m excited to start off my future after graduation. I know that life will change once I graduate, and when it does I’ll be ready for it.