This is the last first semester of high school I will ever get. My older friends always told me that my senior year would go by quickly, but I never believed them until now, when I have only a couple of months left until I will graduate. Moving from different states, trying to play catch up and be able to graduate on time has proposed a challenge to me. Making new friends is one of the hardest things to overcome too. Overall, my first semester at Legacy has improved and gone well.

The first day of school for my senior year was very difficult. I didn’t know a single person, where to hang out, where to eat or where to go for my classes. I had no clue how I was going to deal with it. I soon got a job at Kroger and joined journalism. Working as a staff writer for The Rider has a been a great experience. I can now say I feel comfortable here and that I am getting accustomed to Legacy.

Senioritis, a real disease, I promise. Everyday I wake up and look at the clock and wonder how much longer I can sleep until I have to leave for school. Maybe that’s the reason I am on the verge of failing Pre-Cal. Since Arizona graduation requirements differ from Texas, I am in a freshman class, World Geography, retaking my fine art credit and also having to take another science class. I even had to take the state test, TAKS. I went from being able to graduate early to begging my counselor to give me an extra credit or two.

In my last semester of high school I plan to focus on school and prepare for college. I’m very bittersweet about the ride coming to an end, but I also feel great relief that I have made it this far and that I did what I thought was impossible. My last semester I want to be able to enjoy the last part of my high school life and not worry about anything else. Seeing friends that graduated before me, and hearing their explanation on how the rest of their senior year went, makes me want to do things right because this is the last chance I get.

T – six months until graduation, and oh am I ready to get out. I have been waiting four years to hear my named called on graduation night. I am ready to move out and go to college at Arizona State University and get ready for the rest of my life. After finishing my Journalism degree, hopefully move to New York or any place where I can get a good journalism job. Moving schools for my senior year has changed the way I think, changed the way I look at things.