Enduring a ‘good’ case of senioritis

It is real. It is dangerous. It is senioritis. While we have been affected by spurts of this affliction over the course of this year at Lawrence High School (and some of us since freshman year), we seniors are currently infamous “second semester seniors,” meaning that senioritis is in full swing. At this point in the year, most seniors have heard back from at least one college, leaving them with an attitude that best resembles “well I guess I don’t have to study for that —insert subject here — test because I’m going to college anyway.”
Yes, it may not be the most productive attitude to have, but it is the most “senior” attitude to have. As soon as students hear that they got accepted to a college, it is traditional to post something on Facebook, Twitter, etc. to let their peers and family members hear the good news. Immediately, students are greeted with a wealth of “likes” and “favorites,” as well as messages of congratulations and well wishes. Whether you are on the giving or receiving end of this, or just happen to scroll past college acceptance news on your newsfeed, it is absolutely amazing to see the support we give to each other at Lawrence High and the genuine feelings of happiness for our peers.
One of my favorite things about my senior class is that we are not only excited for our own college plans and ourselves, but we are also excited for our classmates and friends. While there is some friendly competition for scholarship money and spots at the schools that we applied to, we never let that interfere with how we see our classmates.
No one wants to see a member of our student body get rejected from his or her dream school or miss out on other valuable opportunities. We celebrate each other’s successes together and never let our rejections destroy our spirits. Our acceptances and that one rumor stating that senior grades don’t count has made working hard difficult. Or should I say doing any work at all difficult? Of course we still value effort, but effort requires work, which is a concept that many of us have slowly abandoned over the course of our senior year.
One of the best aspects of senior year is that every student seems to realize that we have limited time left in high school, and that we must make that precious time count. Friend groups get together more often and new friendships are forged because we know that we only have a few months left until graduation.
Now is a time to make memories with our classmates and to make the most out of all the senior activities that we have experienced and the ones that we look forward to. The Netflix binge-watching, lateness/cutting of class, and missing homework may have increased exponentially since September, but please don’t blame us. We have come down with a case of senioritis and I’m afraid that graduation might be the only cure.