Thoughts from a Second Semester Senior

It’s that time of year again. The time of half finished assignments, and trying to decide whether homework is really worth it or not. Second semester seniors suffer from a condition known as senioritis. I myself am such a victim of senioritis, evidenced by my writing this article during the period it’s due. MDO has created a list of some of the symptoms of second semester seniors suffering from this condition.

Disclaimer: This doesn’t apply to everyone; at least one of us is still motivated

1. Staring at a blank google doc for ten minutes and then closing the computer
2. Deciding that finishing the reading guide just isn’t worth the points
3. Going to sleep at 3am
4. Going to sleep at 3pm
5. Copy and Paste and Wikipedia have moved to the top of your best friend list
6. Finding yourself staring at your hair instead of writing your essay
7. Not being able to spell anything, literally nothing
8. Reading absolutely none of your english books
9. Refusing to capitalize anything, including your name
10. Putting the work in to find out which classes require the least amount of work
11. Falling asleep during class no matter what’s happening
12. Playing with your water bottle
13. Playing with anything you can get your hands on
14. Wondering whether it’s worth it to go back to school after lunch
15. Calculating how much your grade will drop if you don’t do that assignment
16. Going to bed in sweatpants, then getting up and going to school in the same sweat pants
17. Wearing nothing but college apparel
18. Not bringing your backpack to school
19. Hearing those golden words “I’m not mad, I’m just disappointed” from literally every adult in your life
20. Never charging your chromebook. Ever. Seriously it’s been dead since October
21. Realizing you spent your paycheck on McDonald’s
22. Worrying about prom
23. Worrying about graduation
24. Worrying about prom some more
25. Using group chats for homework help, only to realize no one in the group actually did it
26. Giving yourself less and less time to get back from senior privilege
27. Seeing if people notice you’ve worn the same sweatshirt for a week
28. Hoping “past you” left gym clothes somewhere because “present you” forgot yours
29. Doing literally anything you can to avoid doing work
30. Having PTSD flashbacks when people ask how your college search is going
31. Forgetting whether or not you did work, and really not caring either way
32. Sleeping through your alarm, giving up, and having your mom call you in
33. Only having enough motivation for fifteen minutes of work, all day
34. Having no idea how long your hair actually is because it’s been in a bun for a month
35. Not coming to school because your favorite pair of pants are dirty
36. Using all 9 of your absences.
37. Wondering where the snow days went
38. Playing eight ball all period
39. Playing hangman when your phone gets taken away
40. Making the most out of your senior year, no matter what that may mean

Happy senior year MHS!