Graduation is coming up in a couple months which means senior year will be coming to a close. Because we are so close to the finish line, many of us just have our minds set on graduating and being done with school. Even though most of us just want to get senior year over with, let’s not forget that we only get to be seniors once and though we may not realize it now, the second semester of senior year has the potential to be one of the best semesters of your life!”
“Grades Don’t Matter Second Semester of Senior Year”
Ok, most of us know that this is only a half truth. Colleges will still look at final transcripts and if your grades really do slip, there is a chance they might rescind you. Hence, grades do matter to a certain extent and we should keep striving to do well in our classes. However, now that college apps are out the window, colleges won’t get the chance to look at your second-semester-senior year-grades since decisions are released before the end of the year. This means that you could cut yourself a little slack and not stress out about earning a single B because it likely won’t have an impact on your college’s decision. Thus, now is the time to breathe and distress because once college started, your grades will matter A LOT MORE.
Senior Assassins
Now that it’s second semester, it’s time to go wild and be goofy since it’ll be the last time you really get to spend time with your high school friends. Although I am not in assassins myself, I hear from my peers that it’s incredibly fun. The fact that people take it so seriously makes senior assassins a memory that’ll make you snicker 50 years from now. And if you happen to be the one ultimate assassin you just might win yourself some mula! If you want to make some funny memories this semester, senior assassins are the way to go. All it takes is 5 bucks and squirt gun!
Senior Events
Alas, we can finally participate in the senior events we long coveted to participate in years ago. There is truly a lot to look forward to this semester. Such events include the Senior Fashion Show, the Senior Variety Show, Airband, Senior Celebration, Senior Week, and Prom. All these events are super fun and unique to Naperville North. Really, there is no school that does Airband better than NNHS and we don’t hear about our classmates getting hypnotized in the auditorium everyday do we? Now that we are seniors, we should live the senior life and attend as many senior events as possible because we will only get to be seniors once and these events are the BOMB!
Ditch Days/ PSAT Days/ SAT Days/ Snow Days
Muahahaha. Look at all those underclassmen, stuck in school taking long, awful, boring tests. Now that we are seniors, we get to sit back, relax, and take the day off while these suckers gotta take a test. Oh sweet sweet vengeance. We were all once there too.
On top of test days, senior year also includes a ditch day. The one ditch day I’m going to go into is the Monday after prom. This is such a notorious ditch day that teachers build their schedules around it so there won’t be much to make up if you choose to ditch. It’s also after finals which gives us a bigger reason to chill as well. What’s nice about having a ditch day the Monday after prom means is that we can spend more time partying and doing after prom activities without stressing about school happening the following Monday.
Alas, snow days. We haven’t had one yet but in the case we do have one, it wouldn’t matter because we will all be out of here by May 18. Hence, snow days are essentially free days off of school that we don’t have to make up for! Isn’t that sweet?
Now that I’ve gone through the list of the many reasons why second semester of senior year is the best semester, I hope that y’all take the time to enjoy it and savor every moment. Remember, now is the time when you can go out and have fun with your classmates without the stress you experienced as an underclassmen. Graduation is definitely something to look forward to but don’t lose sight of the perks that make second semester of senior year one you’d want to go back to.
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March 9, 2020 at 2:29 pm
This was such a fun post to read! I’m in an airband and although it takes up a ton of my time it has brought me closer to so many people. Being a second semester senior is the only way this could have happened. North goes over the top for the seniors but I have to say I love it. This semester has for sure been the best of highschool for me so far and I can’t wait to see what the rest will bring!