Thoughts After Graduating High School

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In the beginning of senior year I knew that prom, graduation, and all those fun events would come up. However I didn't realize how fast it would come and pass by. The night before graduation was definitely hectic for me, simply because I left things for last minute... which I don't recommend. I got my nails done, bought a dress, and decorated my cap. I wore my gown a couple times and it really sank in that this moment that I've thought about this year as well as the years before is actually here. During graduation I was excited and tried to take in every minute of it. I was so happy to be able to walk across the stage with my red rope (signifies graduating with honour roll) and make my parents proud and show myself that every hour of studying and effort I've put into assignments really paid off. The funny thing is that once I was waiting to cross the stage I could not have been more nervous and it was like I was learning how to walk all over again! Although I was nervous I couldn't stop smiling. Watching my friends cross the stage made me so happy because I got to witness something that they'll never forget. The last day of school didn't feel like the last day... rather this ceremony instead. When the last day of high school came for me it felt that I was saying goodbye to the school but not to my friends. I knew that my close friends and I weren't going to stop seeing each other after high school so the times I got to hang out with my friends has definitely been fun as it always is. It was weird knowing that I wouldn't have to walk to my locker, walk to classes, and just have a regular school day at my high school... but I knew it was time for me to leave. In my eyes, I will say that there are good and bad parts when leaving high school... but the good parts definitely overlap the bad. I realized that high school is just a very small part of your life even if it doesn't feel like it right now. If you're having a great time in high school, treasure that because it does go by fast. If you're having a bad time in high school just know that this is only temporary and there are such better things to come. This summer doesn't feel like every other summer that I've had, simple because I'm not going back to my regular high school life and I'm moving away for university. Personally, this summer has been more of a preparation for when I start a new life in university as well as spending time with my close friends. I think that most of this is because I've reached the point in which I am becoming more of an adult. It is a little scary knowing that I'll be living on my own, but the university I chose was my first choice for a reason. It'll give me the opportunities to have a great career at the end, grow as an individual, and experience things in a new environment and city. On the last day of school I don't think I was fully prepared to close that chapter of my life... but I know now that I am.

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kimberly

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