As seniors, we are on the way out of high school. There is barely more than a month left of high school for me and my classmates… I wish I could travel to the future. Senioritis has never been more of a thing. I want nothing more than for it to be the summer already. I’m exhausted. I’m tired of doing all this work. It literally has no purpose. Stress management is stupid. I already have a therapist. What more does he want from me? And my government class is so tedious. Yes, it is sort of interesting, but I don’t need a teacher for that. It’s an online class anyway, so I barely have one. All she needs to do is tell me to research some government-related things. I learned more things yesterday by researching the Republican and Democratic platforms than I have the whole year. That’s all I need to know… What political party do I agree with more? Everything else is irrelevant to me.
Perhaps the only thing I will miss when I graduate is band. This week is boot camp for marching band. This is when middle-schoolers come up to the high school and we teach them how to march. Yesterday was our first day, and it was so fun (besides someone I really don’t like being really annoying). I was excited the whole time! But then it really sank in that it was almost my last time marching with them (besides the summer band camp that I want to go this summer – it’s totally optional). And, my band director announced the theme for next year’s show, and it’s 80’s Rock! I can’t believe I’m missing it! Not only am I missing this, but I’m also missing one of the blossoming percussionists play the snare drum for this upcoming season. He is going places. Also, I’m missing all of the other people who want to be in percussion, and I really wish I had one more year of band. My plan is to go to as many of the shows as I can and to go to the summer band camp as long as I can.
I really hate high school. I wish it was already over, but I really don’t want band to be over. Because of my love for marching band, I really want to join a Drum Corps International band when I’m older. But, I can’t figure out if I want to march a bass drum or if I want to be in the front ensemble. Anyway, to recap, high school sucks but band is awesome and I’m going to miss it. But, I’m taking steps in the future to make me less sad.
Confessions of a High School Senior 