The first semester of senior year was full of ups and downs. The first few weeks were just like a normal start to any school year, but with a little more sadness attached to it. The first day back was sad because we all realized that this was our last ever first day of high school. Then the volleyball season started, and all was going great until I broke my foot during a practice. It sucked because it was my last season playing ever and I wasn’t able to play at all the whole season. I always tried to look at the positives, like still being a captain and making friendships that will last me a lifetime. 

Then homecoming week came earlier this year and that had a lot of emotions with it as well, at least for me. I was sad that it was our last ever homecoming, but also stressed out because I was on homecoming court, and a lot came with that. That was the best and most stressful week of my life, but I would not have changed anything about it because even with all the things happening it truly was a perfect week. 

After homecoming week is when the work and assignments started to increase. I remember having so many assignments, and a test or quiz almost every day. This work increase was not just in one class but all my classes, which made the stress I was already having ten times worse. When people think of senior year, they think that it will be the easiest one yet because it’s their last one. In my opinion that is not true. I personally think my junior year was easier than senior year. I think it has to do with the classes you take and how much motivation you have to get all your work done. 

After Thanksgiving break, all I was worried about was trying to get exempt from as many midterms as I could so I wouldn’t have another thing to stress about. I was able to persevere through the stress and was able to be exempt from two out of my three midterms. When Christmas break came I was so thankful for the break that we had so I was able to decompress and soak in all that had happened in my first semester. 

I made so many memories that I will carry with me for the rest of my life like senior lock-in, being on homecoming court, and co hosting my very first student life. I am hoping and praying for a little less stressful second semester to end my high school career.