Senior Year Hits Hard
By Payton Ebmeier
Senior year is full of fun times and horror stories. Major events and life-changing decisions hang over every senior's head. The expectations of senior year are shared from class to class; however, they are often hyperbolized.
“It’s a normal year. You still go to school; it’s not that different,” Ethan Nordby commented.
Every person goes through high school differently. They can join sports, clubs, activities, and more. They can mourn the year when it is over, or throw a huge celebration because their time in the school has come to an end. However, some people experience no change from their junior to senior year.
“I expected senior year to be busy, but also to have lots of responsibility and fun as an upperclassman,” Makayla Shefl said, “Senior year has been a lot busier and hectic than I thought it would be, and the senioritis is so real, but it has also been a blast and so much fun enjoying it with my classmates.”
When a person continues the same activities and same difficulty of classes, it is difficult to see the difference between the years, especially the hecticness of junior year to the relaxed nature of senior year.
“Senior year so far has been mostly what I thought it would be because there hasn't been a lot that's been going on, at least that I know of,” Andrew Lienemann, class of 2027 vice president, stated.
Toward the end of the year, every senior can not wait for the next chapter of their lives, and this class is no different.
“I honestly expected to have a little more free time than I do. I am having lots of fun, but I’m still just as busy as the last few years,” Nora Herian explained. “It’s pretty much what I expect it to be. It’s flying past, but I’m super excited to go to college.”
Senior year is a major transformational period in everyone's high school life. They decide what they want to do, where they want to go, and who they want to be.
