Have senioritis.
Complain every single day.
If you're gonna be late? Go to Sheetz and get coffee.
Listen to teachers that aren't your own.
Challenge everything you've ever been taught.
Be a little bit crazy.
Apply to that college in Hawaii just because the application is free.
Get an attitude with people.
Just wear the freaking sweatpants.
Don't work at a fast food place.
Laugh at the jokes your teachers make.
Roll your eyes when your mom cries for the tenth time.
Don't throw away your dreams because you're afraid of the price tag.
Ignore the drama.
Walk down the hall singing show tunes.
Use lockdowns and drills as nap time opportunities.
Be an office/library aid- you'll get in shape and make friends with people in high places.
Don't take no as an answer when you're striving for an explanation.
Earbuds. Every day. Every single day. Do it.
And your charger. Just do it.
Join a class you think you'll hate.
Be yourself.
Dye your hair a wacky color. Temporarily if you struggle with commitment or you're afraid of what'll happen. You never know.
Go to prom.
MAKE A GROUP CHAT.
Add all of your teachers on Facebook the day after graduation.
When they tell you what to wear to your senior portrait- do it. Just do it. It's awkward, but you'll cry the day you get the proofs. So will your mom.
Go to church if you aren't someone who does.
Go to a different church if you're someone who does.
Ask other people what they believe in.
Do NOT judge the guys with weird hair or the girls with piercings, because in my experience, they're some of the smartest. Get them on your side.
AP classes are fun. AP exams suck. Fair warning.
Dual credit courses are excellent for college readiness.
Moving out is only an option if you are codependent on someone who isn't your parent. Don't try to do it alone. It will suck.
Go on a senior trip, and if your parents won't let you, cherish every trip to Taco Bell with your friends. Go to the movies. Hang out. Often.
Work. Get a job. Stop asking mom and dad for money.
DO NOT BLOW ALL OF THE GRADUATION MONEY ON FOOD. DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.
Go ahead and brag some. If you draw something, write something, solve something- tell people!
If you were too young to vote in this election, and you only supported Sanders for free college... I have some bad news for you, pal. There's still a price tag. Unfortunately.
Speak out about your beliefs. Religious, political, social, personal- scream them from the rooftops. Convince people to join your cause.
Register to vote.
Don't do a senior prank that could land you in jail. Or detention. Or not at prom.
Pay attention to your teachers when they tell cheesy stories. That will be you one day, teacher or not.
HAVE PITY ON THE NEW TEACHERS. DON'T SCARE THEM AWAY.
Listen to music completely different than you like.
Join the smart kid, weird kid, loser kid extracurricular stuff when it involves skipping class and dressing professionally. You'll learn how to behave in a public setting.
Hug your mom/dad/guardian a whole freaking lot.
Cry it out.
Laugh it out.
Call your new best friend the night before semester exams because you:
a.) are freaking out.
b.) are reminiscing exams prior.
Pull all-nighters. Just do it. Stay up and stare at your ceiling.
Fall in love. Don't listen to people who disagree. If you're already in love? Stay in love. It's worth it.
Do not pick colleges based on party-school ranking. Some party schools are really good, some non party schools are really bad.
GO TO COLLEGE WHERE YOU WANNA GO TO COLLEGE. NOT WHERE MOM AND DAD AND AUNT BECKY AND GRANDMA AND YOUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR GEORGE WANT YOU TO GO. IT IS YOUR FUTURE. ACT LIKE IT.
Do not undermine freshmen. Make friends. They'll be some of the best you ever have. Ever.
Be a social butterfly.
If a field trip is optional, GO.
Do not wear heels to graduation.
Hide silly string in your bra... If you're a guy? Good luck. I'm sure you'll think of something.
Look at your diploma right after you sit down. It's life changing.
WRITE YOUR NAME IN YOUR CAP. JUST DO IT. OKAY?
Make sure someone brings a beach ball to graduation.
Don't listen to "Pomp and Circumstance" at all in the month leading up to graduation. Just don't.
Most of all?
Cherish everything. If you want it to go by fast? Okay. If you never want it to end? Okay. But no matter what- cherish it all. Even the crappy teachers. Even the bad days. You will look back after and laugh your butt off for the rest of your life.
Life changes after high school. Every single day is different. No more 7 hours of rotational classes. 9-5 jobs suddenly make sense. Structure is your sanctuary. Netflix is your oyster.
Just do good, okay guys? Be great. Be wonderful. Change the freaking world. Okay?
~
Anyways- I've missed you all so very much. My personal life has been kind of hectic for the last month, my college choice changed, my whole life has kinda just flipped upside down and I'm getting used to it.
However, I'm back. I'll explain the last month or so in the very near future, but I just wanted to write this evening.
I love you all! Glad to be back!
-Tori <3
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