Have Fun As a Senior in High School

After about 12 years of hard work and education, your senior year has come. There will be a lot of fun events that will make it a memorable year, but this year may be a very tough year in other areas.

Steps

  1. Try to stay on top of your homework - even though you are a senior, you are still in school. The senior slide might of kicked in already the fall of your senior year. This is not the time to slack and your grades still count as part of your GPA and this may give you many benefits such as lower car insurance, better college eligibility, higher career opportunities, etc. You will less likely to be involved in criminal activity or get on academic probation in college if you get higher grades senior year.
  2. Take all your required courses in lower grades - if you have a leftover math credit or art credit, you might not be able to take the fun classes you want as a senior. Senior year is based on electives and that will be great for career exploration, not catching up on that missed freshman Statistics credit. If you love math,take more advanced math as well or something like that. If you have a passion for computers, take some web design, computer repair or programming classes. If you love PE, take some advanced PE courses.
  3. Go to the games, the concerts, the plays - it's your senior year and it will make good memories many years after graduation. If you are a basketball fan, see every basketball game.
  4. Break up the cliques - it is time to break the walls. You are a senior and you may not see all of your fellow classmates ever again after graduation, so it is time to mingle and be nice to everyone. You can still have your group of friends, but don't clique. Be goofy and squirmy as well, nobody cares what others think at that age.
  5. Make your mark - if you have some major high school goal, it is the time to do it. If you want to go to state in track, work hard and do it. Or you can take the risk of pulling a senior prank, but you might get in trouble for that one, even hindering your graduation.
  6. Think about your future - during breaks, such as Christmas and Thanksgiving, take college tours, take career assessments, decide what you want to do when you get out the door. You don't have to work for your dream job yet; choose a major for a trade that is based on your talents and interests and go from there. You can also consider joining the armed services. For better results, it is best to have your future figured out by the summer of your senior year, not April.
  7. Attend the prom or formal - if you have a special girlfriend/boyfriend or a crush, ask that person to the prom/formal. Or take a real good friend. Try to look nice and approachable at the start of your senior year and start looking around Thanksgiving or Christmas if you are not in a steady relationship. You can go single but it may not be as fun, unless you are the type to go single. The prom is not mandatory, if you could care less and think it will be less stress, don't go. You can attend the prom or formal a few years past senior year, so don't sweat it. If you don't have a chance in 2010, you can come back in 2011.
  8. Have fun at Skip Day - if your school has a skip day, attend it. It is a great to have one last time with your friends before they go off in their own directions.
  9. Don't look back - High school has many great memories but focus also on the future and the better times to come. You can come back to visit your high school after senior year, but don't try to redo the past, live in the present and focus on the future.

Tips

  • Try to do something memorable such as start a band, a volleyball team during lunch, write a song, start a crazy school fad (seniors or juniors usually start the fads) do something you'll never forget with your friends etc.
  • Make friends with other grades, but don't get too chummy with the freshman. You don't want to be hanging around with 14 year old people when you are 18. You will be nearly out of a four year college or in the adult world by the time they are senior.
  • Try not to cause any drama or fights, or get involved with other drama, because it may ruin your year.
  • If you are 18, during election years, pay attention to the political candidates and know who you are voting for during election years. Don't vote for a senator, congress member, governor or president if your friends are voting for, vote for the one who you think will do the best job.
  • You might have to do a community service project during your senior year. Be prepared for that.
  • You can hang around with underclassman more if you are in a close by community or technical college.
  • Have fun after high school there is no going back to change anything. Be yourself, make memories that'll last a lifetime, enjoy you time with your classmates! Do your work, but don't rush it because you will miss your high school one day!

Warnings

  • Make sure you pay any overdue library book fines, return lost textbooks or pay the fine, and lunch money or you won't get your diploma. If you are involved with sports, please bring back uniform or equipment, or pay the fine, or don't get your diploma.
  • Try to avoid being involved with a prank. This may get you in trouble with the school and/or the law, unless you are the type to do a prank. If you want to do a prank, do an innocent prank.
  • When you break the law when you are a senior, you are usually charged as an adult when you turn 18, so be careful. No juvenile anymore.
  • Do not be involved with drugs, alcohol, sex, or breaking the law. That will definitely ruin your senior year and your chances of graduating. Try to be safe driving too because you don't want to be in accidents. Skip Day counts too.

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