The Crazy Life at the End of the School Year

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The end of every school year is always hectic.  You spend a whole semester learning as much information as possibly imaginable in order for you to be able to pass the dreaded SOL test.  This is the biggest reason the end of the year is so stressful. 

Every teacher wants their students to do well on the test, so they cram a ton of review and information in our heads within a matter of days.  We all know it is true, and we all know how stressed out everyone becomes.  It is all necessary though, because the state has put so much pressure on each school to have good test scores. 

It isn’t all gloomy though.  There is always an excitement and a feeling of anticipation at the end of each year.  There are a lot of activities that come about that are kind of a celebration of making it to the end.  

Prom is a big one.  The anticipation for prom is crazy.  All of the juniors, seniors, and lucky underclassmen that got asked to go, get ready for what is supposed to be a great night of dancing, eating, and fun. 

I think each class has a different view on the end of the school year.  

For the sub freshmen, there is a feeling of relief and excitement because you have made it through the end of your first year of high school with only a few minor bumps and bruises.  

For the freshmen, you are just happy to finally get the monkey off your back that you are a “freshman,” and you are ready to finally be one of the “big kids.”  

The end of sophomore year is scary, because now you know that the time for playing around is over, and now you better get ready for the uphill climb of the rest of your high school career.  

The juniors have got to be thrilled and scared at the same time.  You have made it through probably the hardest year of high school, and now you are finally seniors!  Time to get prepared for the wonderful world of college.  

For the seniors I’m sure that it is a bitter sweet ending.  You are finally finished with the jungle of high school, but now the “best days of your life,” are over.  You will miss the Cove and it will miss you.

The end of the school year is crazy, busy, sad, happy, exciting, stressful, and many other things, but when you finally get to that precious last day it will all be worth it. 

Blog Submission by Matthew Gibson