High school is coming to an end for seniors everywhere and they are beginning to step out of there high school skin, some tip- toeing others running right out of it, and transitioning into the life of an adult. Whether they know exactly what they plan to do after high school or have no clue whatsoever, a question they may ask themselves is am I ready to become an adult?

There is really no way to truly know if you are prepared to become an adult. What does being an adult even mean? After asking Joseph C. this question he responded saying being an adult means “having responsibilities and fulfilling them.” Another senior, Cynthia G – answered with “being an adult means responsibilities, remembering what you have to do and doing it, and I guess procrastinating less.”

When I asked the seniors if they were prepared to become adults, the majority of them said they were not ready, but one senior, Josiah W, was hopeful about becoming an adult saying “I still have a few things to learn but i’m on my way. I am on my way.”

Before my interviews I thought for sure seniors would slide through their last year of high school. But as I got my end results, I realized that a lot of them actually took rigorous courses like Cynthia G. who took “three CIS classes and an AP.” And even the students who didn’t take courses as challenging as the ones Cynthia took didn’t slide through their senior year. Only one of all interviewed said he had slid through his senior year.

As seniors start preparing to enter the “real world” they may begin reminiscing about their past. As they do they might regret some of the things they did in high school. After asking Jacob Y. and Josiah W. what they would change if they could change anything that happened in high school. Jacob Y. Said that if he could, he would go back and stop himself from “sleeping in class.” And Josiah W. laughed at the question, probably thinking about the past, saying I would change “my haircut freshmen and sophomore year.” while his friend sat across the table agreeing with him.

Every senior has been through things that helped them become the person they are today, so what would be there advice for underclassmen?  The seniors responded with excellent advice such as “Stay in school” (Ashley H.), “Don’t sleep in class” (Jacob Y.), “Enjoy high school and find good friends” (Joseph C.),  “give up now and become a mermaid” (Cynthia G.), and the final piece of advice received “Respect people, the worst thing you can do is disrespect someone because they’ll just turn around and do the same to you ” (Josiah W.).

The Class of 2015 will be dearly missed but never forgotten in the hearts and stones of blaine high school. With congratulations and applause, May they go on and be the proud future of tomorrow.