It’s a known fact that Junior year is the hardest year of high school with students having to work overtime to prepare for college. There’s state testing, PSAT’s, SAT’s, ACT’s, and college applications that are needed to complete on top of all the regular school work. For some people this can be overwhelming without the right guidance or support, so a few Juniors are here to give advice for the underclassmen.
“One bad grade won’t ruin your life,” Demitri DeSario stated.
Demitri plays Varsity Football and Varsity Track with plans to go to college for football. He enjoys gym class the most and working out in his free time. Demitri continues to have fun while managing the load of school work given and is proof that you don’t need to overstress this already hard year.
“Stay focused and work hard because you will achieve success when you put your mind to it,” Mya Sandiford stated.
Mya is the president of the Student Council, president of Business Honors Society and secretary of International Society. She is also a part of National Honors Society, English Honors Society, Spanish Honors Society, FBLA, and the Leo club. On top of all that, she participated in Girls lacrosse and flag football for two years. After high school she plans to go to a four year college in the business field with hopes to become an entrepreneur and make her own hair products. Mya shows that nothing is too hard if you put your mind to it and work hard. She is the definition of being involved and proves to younger students that all their goals are achievable with a little determination.
“Don’t take everything seriously. School work is important but it’s also important to remember to live in the moment and enjoy the limited time you have in high school,” Liana Bender stated.
Liana is in the International Society, UNICEF, Spanish club, FBLA, National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, English Honor society, and Science Honor society. She is also captain of the girls varsity bowling team and after high school she plans to go to a four year college for aerospace engineering to put her straight A’s to use. Liana demonstrates that it’s not only good to have outstanding grades, but to also have fun while maintaining them.
“Junior year is something everyone talks about and you hear the scary stories, there is a reason behind all of this. The stories you hear forewarning you of the stress and assignments aren’t just stories: be prepared to do what you have to do to achieve your goals. Be excited for your future and don’t let laziness get in the way of becoming the person you always dreamed of being,” junior class president Shayna Ganley stated.
