Brighter Days

We all know that these four years of High School rolled by so quickly so I beg you to just embrace good times and the bad times yes, even the bad ones because you get to learn a lot for future situations. I know to try to figure out who you are and what you want to do is a challenge especially when you have mountains of work piling up everywhere but just remember that someone else has been exactly the spot your in now and you can get through it. When someone says High School was the best four years of their life I can agree I know that sounds insane I just simply enjoyed the experiences and the people that made it worthwhile. It’s not like I definitely enjoyed staying up late doing Membean because I procrastinated with all my work. I legit am typing this in lunch not eating because one we all know school lunch sucks and I wanna take control of my life and get serious. So well if you didn’t know I’m not exactly the best student ever work wise obviously I wasn’t on the top ten list or have 27 plus credits.

High School was interesting I do remember the carpet catching on fire because of a certain person not thinking, our leaky roof, and the constant flooding down the guidance hall, ceiling tiles falling down let’s admit it wasn’t all that bad now that we’ve down it not to say that I feel the need to do it all over again. Throughout High School, there has just been a tsunami of emotions for everyone I’m sure we have all felt alone, happy, excited, scared, nervous, and everything in between but remember this were not all in the clear now we still have a lot to do it’s just the start of our lives and I agree with everyone thank goodness it’s over but it doesn’t mean your not gonna stop staying up all night getting something done and it doesn’t mean your not gonna be frustrated and upset. High School if anything had just prepared us how to deal with real life situations and have some grit and be the person who you were meant to be.

My biggest advice is to be a better person to be more open and be a good friend to everyone because after we get done with graduation a lot of us will go to the YMCA and get back to Oak Hill High School and after we drive off to go home there is a very good chance that you won’t see the person next to you ever again so treat everyone with kindness throughout your life you might not hear the funny jokes they told in class or the moving words that they said during their commencement address. Always trust the process and how life moves you around. I had ideas of what I wanted to do for my life and since I was six years old I wanted to become a Police Officer and then I grew up and I saw it as too big of a challenge until Officer Dalbec had opened my eyes and made me realize that there is so much I can do.

So again remember this it’s all about forgiveness and friendship and remembering who you’ve met and keep those experiences in your mind and use them for the future. I do wish I got to know everyone here a lot more and it’s okay if you don’t feel the same so that’s my one regret in High School not being more open and I just always felt this expectation to be that person so just be yourself and greet everyone with a warm smile and have kindness and respect for everyone you meet because you never know what they’re going through.

Photo by Jacob Brooks