Part of Your World

The other day as I flipped through the channels I came across a blast from the past. The Little Mermaid. Of course I paused on the channel and enjoyed the remainder of the movie. As I watched, I began to subconsciously make connections between Ariel’s life and my own. Now, it’s a bit of a stretch, but I began to think about how we are now getting ready to enter a new world as we leave high school. Much like Ariel had to shed her fins and sea water for some legs dry land, we too must venture outside of the bubble and onto college. The prospect is both frightening and thrilling. Suddenly we are going to be in a strange new place struggling to find our voices again. Though the thought can be overwhelming, I find myself embracing the idea of moving on to a new life outside of small town Chagrin Falls. I am genuinely excited to take on this new challenge in my life. So just like Ariel pulling herself up over that rock, we too must get ready to pull ourselves out of Chagrin Falls High School and into a new life. 

Senioritis Strikes Again

Senioritis. At this point, we are all feeling the disorder. I find myself really struggling to stay focused in my classes as the days quickly slip from winter into the promises of spring. I mean, it becomes hard to focus when you already have college in sight. So I looked up some definitions of this mental block that many of us, myself included, seem to be experiencing. First, Wikipedia referenced senioritis as“a colloquial term used in the United States and Canada to describe the decreased motivation toward studies displayed by students who are nearing the end of their high school, college and graduate school careers”. Then, Urban Dictionary defined it as “A crippling disease that strikes high school seniors. Symptoms include: laziness, an over-excessive wearing of track pants, old athletic shirts, sweatpants, athletic shorts, and sweatshirts. Also features a lack of studying, repeated absences, and a generally dismissive attitude. The only known cure is a phenomenon known as Graduation.” So now that we know what it is, the only thing we can do is buckle down and try to stay as focused as we can for the remainder of the year.