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Seniors Have Something Other Than the Flu to Fear:
Coming Down With a Bad Case of SENIORITIS
Seniors have manifested a new outlook on life: One chapter weeks away
from closing, and another one about to begin. Seniors frankly don’t care
whether they are at school on time or whether they turn their paper in
three days late. Why go to class when Bojangles is just a half a mile
away? Seriously. Seniors are withdrawing from school activities, as
well, because they are more concerned with graduation in June and
enrolling in the right college in September. Seniors say goodbye to
academic concern and hello to senior week, graduation parties and living
parent-free for the next four years.
If you do not believe me, then take the word of some of the seniors at
NOTE: Mom & Dad, I have not caught senioritis,
yet, so you don’t have to worry!
[:
One of my friends, Kara*,
told me that she is convinced that she has had senioritis since
kindergarten. She also stated that she “procrastinates until the very
last minute,” however; the good news is that she is “actually turning
things in on time.”
Another friend, Lindsey*,
said that “I’m at the point where I don’t even care anymore. I’m just so
ready to graduate.” My other fellow senior, Teresa*,
told me that “Half
of the seniors aren’t even doing their senior projects until they are
due. Being a senior isn’t what I thought it would be.” A lot of seniors
agree that they are somewhat disappointed because they had heard that
being a senior is all glamour and fun and that the second semester is a
lot easier than the first. Well, we are still waiting for those second
semester rumors to prove true, but Mr. Hodges isn’t helping with all
that vocabulary and Shakespeare, and Mrs. Dassler isn’t helping with a
lot of AP Statistics homework, and of course, Mrs. Nance isn’t helping
with her constant reminders of our senior project.
In fact, Mrs. Nance wanted me to post a warning to seniors about this
particular topic. She tells GS seniors to
“Hang in there!”
and not fall into the temptation and trap that is known as senioritis. One of my friends, Danny Horner, is not ashamed to admit that he has senioritis. Danny, like many seniors at Gray Stone, “doesn’t get the job done” when it comes to school work. When asked about the journal that Danny has to complete for his Honors English IV class, he replied “Journal Schmurnal” with a sarcastic and mordant tone. He plans to attend Pratt Institute, and stated that “With art school just in sight, it’s hard to muster up the motivation for classes like Pre-Calculus and AP Biology.” Danny claims that when he does complete an assignment, he feels bombarded with another and another and another…
Margaret*
said that she has senioritis simply because the teachers have given it
to her. For instance, she questions “Why do homework when teachers don’t
even check it?” Marty*
said that if they do check homework it’s “not for a grade and rarely
counts.”
So there you have it. Seniors may be falling into the inevitable ensnare
known as SENIORITIS and there is nothing that teachers and parents can
do. I know that I will fall into this trap when the weather gets warm.
With my sunroof down in my little car, I can drive an hour to the mall,
a few minutes to the park or even a few hours to the beach, rather than
driving to school. Oops, I did not just say that.
LOOK OUT SENIORS! WE CAN GET THROUGH THIS!
*
Names have been changed in order to protect my fellow senior’s identity
from scorning parents and vigilant teachers.
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