The ultimate senior bucket list

By: Janese Watson

     Do you ever feel like you haven't done everything you wanted to do as a senior? Like there are more things to being a senior than graduating and getting into a good college? Have you ever thought about creating a “senior bucket list”? Most seniors plan to finish high school and then get through college, but why stop there? Why not enjoy this year not only for the education reason, but for yourself? Having a senior bucket list can fix the empty spaces you want filled. You only get to be a senior one time, so why not do it right?

● Go to your senior prom. Prom is something that everyone should experience at least once. If you choose not to go, what are you going to tell your kids when they ask how your prom went when you were a senior? 

● Go on a road trip with your best friends. There is nothing better than vacationing with the people who mean the most to you.

● Learn how to beatbox. Yeah, it’s different, but hey, why not?

● Go on a date. Not a date where you hangout and watch TV. Go to a nice restaurant and somewhere fun, something you've never done before. 

● Make new friends. No one wants to have the same friends all their life. Meet new people and do new things. 

● Run a race for a cause. You don’t like to run? Deal with it, try it out, and have fun. When are you going to get the chance to do something like this again? 

● Help a stranger. Helping an old lady walk across a street isn’t just in the movies. Take a chance and offer the help, it will be appreciated.  

● Loosen up. Take all the stress that you might be having and loosen up. Life gets easier when you want it to. 

● Tell your favorite teacher about their impact on you. Not every teacher hears how grateful their students are. Let them know that they are awesome. 

● Go to a concert. Never been to one? GO. Always go to them? GO AGAIN. 

● Have a water balloon fight. If you think they are too childish, think again.

● Go to a game for a sport you haven’t seen at school. Why? Well, why not?

● Kiss in the rain. It’s not just in movies, make it happen.

● Tell your crush your feelings. How much better would you feel if you told the one person you liked that you liked them right before you graduate. Do it. 

● Write a story. What’s a better story to read than a story you wrote?  

● Dye your hair. Change is good, right?

● Walk through the drive through. Yes, it says no walking, but when’s a better time to try?

● Have a conversation with a stranger. You could end up marrying that person!

● Plan a senior trip! Invite all your close friends and just have the time of your life, because well, it is your senior year. 

Have fun creating the best memories before going off to college! It’s all worth it.