Senioritis is sweeping across the nation, or more rather, the Rolla High School nation. Ever since the new year began, I’ve been ready to graduate; whining, complaining, and desperately wishing for May 27th to get here within a matter of minutes versus a matter of months, even when I know that this is realistically impossible. Still I go about the hours, weeks, and months hoping that one day I might wake up and my high school experience will officially be OVER.
Almost on a daily basis I hear my parents, teachers, or friends telling me ‘not to wish my life away’, but with graduation only a few short months away, I can’t help but become obsessed in knowing that bigger and better things outside of high school are closer than ever before. Maybe it’s the New Year’s resolutions stuck in the back of my mind, or maybe the reality of more freedom after high school, but I’m sprinting for that finish line faster than ever.
Rushing through homework, projects, and ultimately shoving high school life away from myself, I’m starting to realize that the Senioritis virus is affecting me more than I thought. As seniors, or juniors even, we never think that senioritis will hit us as quickly as it does. But, with it only being January, it’s throwing punches our way with zero reaction time.
I can’t help but think that this is healthy in some aspects. Having Senioritis has shown me how much I’m looking forward to my future; going to college, undergoing new experiences, meeting new people, and wiggling my way into the working world. Isn’t that what they encourage us to do? They mold us into well rounded individuals for college, but encourage us to find our niche and follow that path, whether that be into college, the military, or being an entrepreneur.
But what if….
Are we rushing through time a tad too fast? While high school may constrain us just a bit, it prepares us for what we need to know to go out and reach for those bigger and better things. It teaches us about responsibility and taking credit for our own actions, and while we complain and moan about the increasing pile of responsibilities sitting on our shoulders, we know we secretly enjoy the feeling of getting older and handling more.
We also learn that ‘all work and no play’ definitely doesn’t describe this period in our life. They allow us to have some fun and express ourselves. We learn to have creative freedom, and explore all of these choices in the world that are out there for our taking later on in life. To be honest, this might be one of the most comfy times. Most of us still live with ours parents, whom help provide us with shelter, food, and all the extra stuff that we just have to have.
When stepping back and actually looking at the bigger picture, I see that maybe we shouldn’t rush it so much. It’s this time we have to spend with good friends and family, and remember the little moments that we’ll never get back. And while it’s rather cheesy to think about it this way, it’s quite possibly the only cure to our Senioritis. So for at least a few more months, keeps your bags unpacked, and your boxes empty, and savor these last days we have left. Soon enough, life will go on, and in the end we’ll realize that we shouldn’t have wasted this part of our life.
In the end….it’s yours to decide.
