The Friends

The friends you have in high school are most likely the friends you've had since you were five. I remember walking ten minutes up the road to play with my friend in the summer of 2010. Now, before I know it, in only a few short months it's going to be fall of 2019 and I won't be going back to the same school I've been at for three years and I won't see the same faces that I have seen since kindergarten. I will make new friends and so will they. Although I will have new memories with new people that will become my best friends I will never forget the people I grew up with because they are the ones that helped shaped me.

Sports games

No more Friday nights. No more dressing the theme and putting paint on our faces, acting like we're watching a professional game. No more going out to eat or walking to Dunkin Donuts before heading to a game. At least not a high school game.

Senior nights are the worst because the girls/boys that have played this sport since they were young are going to be playing it for the last time with the people they have played with since they were seven. Some players will go off to blossom in their sport on a college level and others will take a home town job. Wherever they go, whatever they do we will never forget the great memories and evening activities they gave us in high school.

Less responsibility

Did you ever have to buy your own q-tips in high school? Well, I didn't either. My parents just took care of that for me. It is slowly setting in that at some point in my life I am going to have to buy simple living things like paper towels and toothpicks for myself. You really realize you're growing up when you start shopping for the things you relied on your parents to bring home or just never noticed was needed to be bought. It's not just shopping. I am terrified for the first time I get sick and can't call for my mom from the other room to put a blanket on me. Leaving high school is going to kick my ass because I'm not ready to take care of myself.

Prom/Dances

I absolutely love picking out a dress, hairstyle, and make up for an upcoming dance. Guys may find it dumb because all they have to do is comb their hair, put a nice shirt and some nice shoes. For girls, it is so much fun to wake up and pamper yourself, unlike any normal day. We can wear dramatic dresses and dramatic makeup without it being odd. We feel like princesses. Also, they're just fun. I truly enjoyed dancing around in the school cafeteria with my friends and I will miss that.