To the high school senior,
It is hard to believe you are in the home stretch you have about four months left of high school. I know you can't wait to get out of high school but don't let it pass you by too quickly. You still have a lot of memories to make. You have your senior prom, senior skip day, senior prank, graduation, senior week, and your last summer with your high school friends before you all go off to college or to do bigger and better things.
Four months can also seem like forever, but it is going to go by so fast. I miss it sometimes. So please take my advice and make it all last because you can never get these days back. Don't be scared to take a risk (a safe risk). Don't be scared to fall in love and honestly don't be scared to get your heart broken. If you are scared to do one or the other you might miss out on an once in a lifetime opportunity.
At prom don't stress the small things. The less you stress the more fun you will have. Take picture after picture because you will never have another senior prom. Do something fun for senior skip day. Don't just lay around and watch Netflix. It seems like it really is not that big of a deal but it is so much fun. At graduation take plenty of pictures. Take them with your friends and family because you will NEVER have that moment again and honestly you will never be in an area with all those people that you went to high school with ever again.
Don't be scared to cry. Because trust me, it is so emotional.
Do something for senior week. It does not have to be a big deal but go do something with your best friends from high school and have a blast and start your last summer altogether off right.
Get a job over the summer. I know working is the last thing you want to be doing the summer before you go to college. But take it from a college freshman, you will need all the money you can get.
Spend as much time with the friends that won't be going to college with you as you can. But also don't forget to spend some time with your family.
Most importantly do not leave anything unsaid that you will regret not saying in the future!
