Graduation, then goodbye!

By: Janese Watson

     Graduation is getting closer and closer for the seniors. Some students are stressing out because it is coming up so quickly. Other students are happy to leave, while some definitely could stay longer.
     Why do seniors want to stay in high school longer? They have been going to school for twelve years, so what makes them want to go for more? “It’s not about the school, it’s more about growing up,” says senior Makenzie Hunt.  Most students in twelfth grade don’t actually want to stay for the learning or the high school experience. Most seniors are scared to go into the real world, where everything changes. It’s completely different than high school. In high school, there are a lot of things that you can get away with and in college things get more serious. After graduating, students have to work on getting their lives together. “When I was in high school I felt like nothing actually mattered,” says graduated senior Jordan Watson. Everything matters in high school, but some people don’t see that. High school is the baby step to college, then real life, after all.
     Why are some people so excited to graduate? Some people actually can’t wait to start a life without high school being in it. Waking up at five thirty in the morning every day is over. Going to school for seven hours a day, plus the hours people spend at their sports, is over. The countless drama you hear in the hallway no longer matters and all the people you hate to see each day aren’t necessarily around anymore. “The thought of going back to high school makes me sick,” says graduated Ashley Dexter. Many graduates say they felt like high school was holding them back. This could be true, but it also prepared you for what big things could happen in your life. Everyone will miss high school eventually, whether they wanted to get out of there or not.