It was eighth grade graduation and on this day I wore a white cap and gown.
The ceremony was so packed I vaguely remember that it was filled with speeches and many tears. I had never seen this many people together since the start of Covid-19. It all did not feel real after all of those years of elementary and middle school…I was finally moving on to bigger things.
And it was scary. I can’t lie, I did not know what high school would be like. All of my friends were going to different schools than me and I did not like the feeling of being somewhere new.
The moment I walked into high school all of my nerves were gone. I realized that every person in my freshman class was experiencing the same feeling and that we were all new to each other. Everyone was very friendly and I easily talked to these people I had never met before. I even saw some familiar faces from middle school.
The next thing I know my life flips into my senior year of high school.
People would always tell me “high school will give you the quickest four years of your life.” I refused to believe it because in my mind it was going to be four long and hard years of schooling. The thought became overwhelming so I learned to just take it one year at a time. It’s about two weeks before graduation now and I am in shock.
It feels like just yesterday I walked into the building for my first day. Incoming freshmen in the future need to enjoy every single year like it’s their last. Yes, I admit the work at times can be overwhelming, but it does get better and easier so they should do clubs, sports and other after school events. I look back on it all now and wished I enjoyed high school more because now similar to eighth grade graduation I am scared of the unknown except this time I am going to college.