With the school year of 2025 coming to an end in four months, this year’s seniors are facing the crushing reality of having to leave their high school years behind. But there are still people who are just beginning the story of their high school years.
To the underclassmen, seniors like Bryan Gomes have advice on how to manage your classes as a high schooler. “Don’t take classes as a joke,” Gomes said. “I highly regret not taking more classes seriously and wish that I had better grades in my previous years.”
With time running out for some people, the feeling of regret seems to hit them when they least expect it. Whether it’s taking moments for granted, not participating enough, or not spending enough time with people.
“If I were to go back to my freshman year,” Gomes said, “I would treat friends better, treat myself better (not being so hard on myself), and in general put more effort into everything – chasing opportunities more fervently.”
But on the other hand, unlike Gomes, there are sother people like senior Larissa Nery, who believes that she wouldn’t have done anything different. “I loved my freshman year,” Nery said.
Regret wasn’t the only thing that hit these seniors suddenly. There was also a need to have to figure out what to do after high school did too. Gomes plans on “getting a [doctorate] in marine biology” and Nery plans on going to college and to “work as a PCT.”
Many students said that next year they will be going to college. Other students have plans outside of college. One student, Bridgette Neary, plans to go to the Navy after high school.
The thoughts on the college application process are very skewed and diverse at EHS. Some students feel that the process of applying to college is not extremely difficult.
“The process wasn’t too hard,” senior Marie-Judith Germain said. Other students agree. “It was relatively alright,” Gomes said. “It is definitely confusing at first and can be overwhelming, but once you get the hang of it you feel good about all of it.”
On the other hand, some students such as Nery, feel that the college application process is “terrible and confusing.”
Each student had their thoughts about what excites them about the future. Some students felt that having more independence and freedom was exciting and something to look forward to.
“I can’t wait to get into a career that I like and have more time to do the things that I want,” Germain said. “The prospect of more freedom and higher education in general is really exciting,” Gomes said.
“It’ll be great to do my own things and not have to rely on others,” Neary said.
But even while they have so many things to look forward to in the future, there are things these seniors are going to have to leave behind in their past.
“I’ll miss going to the same school as my close friends,” Melo said. Others like Nery will miss the friendships they’ve made with their teachers.
Even while changes can mean having to leave some things behind, change isn’t always something that has to be someone’s greatest fear.
Overall, with the 2025 school year coming to an end, some aspects of the high school experience also have to be left behind to make room for the future ahead. Even if it isn’t all figured out, every high school graduate has a future worth living.
