A Note To High School Seniors

Ok, high school seniors, this one is for you (and you, and you, and you, this one's for you). So here we go, my advice and lecture about senior year of high school.

1. It is the best year of high school, by far. The first part of the year will be tough with college applications and essays, of course. But, you've been through worse (see: Junior year with SATs, HSPAs, and all that crap), and you lived. College applications will feel like a breeze and you can do them on you're own time (i.e. not at 8am on a Saturday). After about January, you're in the home stretch and are just coasting down the hill to graduation.

2. As much as you think you are, you're not all that. No one likes an entirely cocky and arrogant son of a bitch. A little cockiness and arrogance is okay (I know I am), but there is a balance. You're not invincible and you're not hot shit. Trust me.

3. You don't run this. If you did, the school would be a pile of bricks. You couldn't handle running a school. The administration does a fine job with that. You can say, however, that the school is your house. It is a place for students and you have been there the longest.

4. Teachers can still make your life a living hell. Don't be so lazy and so annoying (see nos. 2 and 3) that teachers get so pissed at you that they actually make you do a shit load of work. They will work with you, they know it's your senior year, but put forth some effort.

5. You haven't had senioritis yet. You think you did at the end of junior year, didn't you? As much as you think you did, you didn't. You ain't seen nothin' yet. Your brain will shut down and be like your body in survival mode when you haven't eaten for 4 days. It just won't work. But, remember, no. 4 is in effect.

6. Enjoy it. I know I've laid out a bunch of stuff that you probably disagree with. Well it's all true, and when you're in my position, you'll realize that I'm right. But there are great advantages and privileges to being a senior. Use them, don't abuse them. The more you use them, the more you will enjoy senior year. You'll figure out your true friends, and that the school you thought you hated so much, you actually loved.