Surviving your first year out by Lauren Boyd
So you’ve made it. You’ve had your first whiff of freedom and probably can’t wait to go and chase it. But now you might also be wondering how am I ever going to survive my first year out of the school? Let’s start by thinking about what school really teaches us. Now you hopefully have some social skills, making friends and not getting into fights, you might have some work experience from job shadows. And if you’re lucky you might have even learned some science or math. So now you are on par with the rest of the population, perhaps a bit more technology savvy, many people would say this is an excellent time to travel. To travel is to gain experience some say and everybody learns from experience. It would be fun to grab a couple of
friends and go backpacking across Canada or the U.S. Roughing it and having fun are great ways to learn some life lessons and get some knowledge for later on in life. Another good suggestion I’ve heard is to always have a plan B. Let’s face it. Life is full of setbacks. It’s just another example of how we really learn in life. But having a plan B is how you’re really going to get the ball rolling. One of the nastiest most awkward spots to be in is when you don’t have anywhere to go or anything to do. You don’t want to end up living in a cardboard box in some smelly alley somewhere, even if that means living with mom and dad. Another place you don’t want to be is that lonely place where you don’t have any friends because you pushed them all out. If you put too
much effort into your college life and forget to have fun or get too boastful and proud you are almost literally boxing yourself in a corner. So in the end, be happy with who you are in the moment. Don’t worry about what you haven’t learned yet because there is always going to be time to learn things. Don’t do more schooling because you feel it’s the thing you should do, do it because you want to. Don’t be proud just yet, in a couple years you will probably be better and you’ll still have some buddies around. Don’t worry about things to come, just live in the moment, and above all don’t let the world or the people in it change you.
Prom Advice
Prom is the event that most students look foward to since they are very young. Here is these grade twelves’ advice for next year’s graduates, regarding this special day. “Nothing. Take it for what it is: the end of your youth. Enjoy even the blisters! Because honestly, who’s going to care if your dress looked like the statue of liberty ten years later?” -Emily Boucher
“Don’t leave suit shopping to the day before prom.” -Blake Birnie “Wear shoes that are comfortable.” -Quinn Bates
“Get together with your friends beforehand, even if it’s just for snacks.” -Merissa Hucul “I wish I had went to dry grad! It sounded like fun!” -Chealeana Godard “Don’t spend too much on anything because you only wear it for a couple hours. You don’t have to spend a million bucks to look like a million bucks!” -Janele Lajoie
“Don’t stress about it. If you don’t have a date it’s not the end of the world. And don’t go with someone you don’t really like just so you have a date. You have a lot of fun with your friends.” -Holly Brown
“Take your best friend.” -Ryan Antoniuk “Probably to not place such importance on having a date, go with a best friend (which I did) and just enjoy it for what it is not for what it could be.” -Meranda Loyd
“Plan ahead, bring safety pins, and make sure you don’t get hung up on having the most impressive ride/dress/etc. It’s all about having fun and the people you are with!” -Megan Anderson
“Dance with the one who brought you.” -Kolby Tangermann “I wish I would have gotten a real grad dress.” -Shanda Kopp
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