LIFESTYLE
HOW TO SURVIVE HIGH SCHOOL The class of 2022 offers their advice for getting through the next four years. BY BELLA COX t can be pretty intimidating coming into high school. There are so many new faces and higher expectations. It may not get easier as the years go by, but you do learn a lot along the way. The seniors have learned this through out their four years of high school and are ready to share some advice with the underclassmen.
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DON’T STRESS OVER GRADES The first piece of advice comes from senior Avery Koester who says, “do not stress over your grades too much.” Koester did emphasize that it is important to try your hardest in all of your schoolwork, but not to let it bring you down. “Your grades do not define you as a student,” she said. Senior Ashton Housteau gave similar advice. “Don’t take everything so seriously, do your work, but more importantly have fun,” he said. As the years go by, it becomes easier to balance schoolwork. You’ll learn how to get things done, so don’t stress.
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Katie McDonald gives the thumbs up sign after receiving her diploma at the 2021 graduation ceremony. Photo courtesy of Emily McNabb.
GET INVOLVED Try your hardest to attend all the school activities and participate with school spirit. “High school goes by fast," senior Ella Large said. "You only get to do these things once in your life, you’ll regret it by senior year if you don’t." Senior Kaison Durham advises students to “go to every school event and party.” No one should miss out on these fun activities. You should enjoy it while it lasts because, according to Durham, “you only live once."
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MAKE RELATIONSHIPS “Be sure to become friends with the different grades so that you can have more people to turn to,” senior Liv Piatt said. It is “nice to have more familiar faces in the hallway,” she said. Koester agrees with Liv's advice, she thinks that it is important to try to make new friends. “Don’t be afraid to branch outside of your friend group and put yourself out there,” Koester said. Senior Michael Sarap adds that it
is important to “make good relationships with your teachers.” He says this is crucial and will “come in handy” when looking for letters of recommendations your senior year.
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CHERISH EVERY MOMENT Senior Aidan Flaherty said that the best piece of advice that he got as a freshman was to cherish every moment. “When I was a freshman I was told by a senior that high school would go by quickly,” Flaherty said. This can be hard for a freshman to believe. “I didn’t believe it when he told me, but by senior year I realized it was true,” Flaherty said. Take in all of the moments you get in high school because they will all be gone in four short years.
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