Well it’s that time of year again-- all the cool back packs are on sale, school supplies cover every aisle of Target and Walmart, mom is packing your lunches again- that’s right, the new school year is here. Now we’ve been trained to dread the impending school year since we survived middle school but this year we need to embrace the semesters! Here are five reasons why everyone should be looking forward to the upcoming school year!

One exciting thing about summer coming to an end and attending school again is being reunited with your friends, and of course finding out which of those friends are in your classes this semester. However, a new school year brings new opportunities to make everlasting memories and even new friendships.

Secondly, a new semester equals new classes and new classes equals new professors! No more dreaded Statistics teacher who insisted on making your school life a living night mare. Now is the time to show your new teachers what you got, to get on their good side and make the school year count- grade wise that is!

Also, with school back in session, you are one more year closer to graduating in your major. That means your dream career is right around the corner from being a reality! I don’t know about you guys but this has been the biggest motivating factor in keeping me upbeat while attending those AM classes!

Fourth, a new school year means a new sports season! It’s time to break old records and set new ones but more importantly for us Eagles to kick butt! So break out your blue and green face paint, the big foam fingers, and even the pompoms you stored away last fall! You’re in Eagle territory now.

Last but not least, with a new school year, brings new adventures and even new people! This school year could be the school year you try new things, join a club, make a new friend, or the year you finally talk to that crush! It is important to make your school years count, so get out there and take a hold of the opportunities your institution provides you with- after all you’re only in college once! For seniors-- this could be your last hoorah, so make it count.

College is a once in a lifetime experience-- it is where you discover who you are and decide who it is you want to become. It is said to be the quickest four years of your life, so while you sit and ponder about where your summer went, don’t forget that your college years will go just as quickly-- so live it up and enjoy it to the fullest.

Go Eagles!