Nikki Namik
“I was looking back on my life, and all the things I’ve grown to be, I’m still looking for the answers,
And I’m just trying to find the key.” (Road to No Where, Ozzy Osbourne)
Graduation. For some it means long hours of hard work & commitment (yeah, right!). For others it means kickin’ back & enjoying the ride. Then there are some of us who will barely squeeze through the cracks.
Senior year- fun, fun, fun, right? Party time. The year to be lazy & enjoy the last year of prison. Right? Only if you play your cards right. But usually it’s not.
Most of us start out with the intent of somewhat working towards graduation. Then “Senioritis” sets in. Boredom. You start to get lazy; skipping class, slacking off, sleeping during classes. Then comes stress. You find out that graduation might not be in the too near future. Another year of prison maybe? No way man!
You run around trying to scrape up any available bits of credit you can, hoping it will pull you through. Whether it be R.A.P. (Ridgedale Alternative, Mound Alternative Program, P.A.C. (Prairie Alternative Center), Vo-tech, or work.
But what- it’s 87 degrees out. The sun is shining. Nokomis is calling out your name. Or maybe basketball. Well, skipping Vo-tech one day can’t hurt, right? Wrong! Getting dropped from Vo-tech won’t exactly help you towards graduation.
Last quarter stress is equivalent to hell. Trust me. I speak completely from experience. Every day you wonder, “Will I miss by 1/2 credit?” “Will I be stuck in jail another semester?”
And of course if college is on the fall agenda, not graduating could put a little spin on things. So if you are among the kicked back & worriless graduates, congratulations! If you are like me & praying like heck you graduate, good luck. I hope to see you on stage June 10th!
Oh, some advice to the the classes of 93, 94, & 95- Save your screwing around for your Senior year. And make it your only Senior year. You don’t really wanna be here any longer than necessary. Do you?