The Wessex Wire Senior Edition 2020
The Student Newspaper of West Essex Regional High School www.thewessexwire.com
June 2020
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In the end, the good memories win out By Josie Berger As elementary school students, we looked up to the seniors who volunteered for Senior Service, thinking they were so old, and we believed senior year was a lifetime away. As graduation is approaching, I now realize how fast all these years flew by. It seems like just yesterday we were entering our first day of high school, hoping the seniors wouldn’t direct us to the pool or the second floor. Looking back at high school, I learned more lessons than just how to do school work. These four years were definitely filled with hard work, but that work led us all to where we needed to be.
Of course I learned the obvious such as time management skills, organization and study habits, but it was about more than that. Some of the most valuable things I learned came from outside of the classroom. I learned more about friendship than I could have ever imagined. Moving past all the freshman drama allows you to clearly see and appreciate your closest friends. I wouldn’t trade all the car rides, sleepovers and dinners for anything else. On top of friendship, I also learned not to take anything for granted. Although I might have learned this lesson a little late, missing the last few months of senior year allowed me to see the
importance of always jumping after opportunities and saying yes. It’s difficult to understand the importance and sentiment of the end of your senior year until it is taken away. And finally, I learned the little things don’t matter. Getting a bad grade on a test or having an argument with your friend aren’t what you’re going to remember from high school. It’s going to be the good: the excitement of getting your new schedule on moveup day, dressing up for color day and getting accepted into college. These lessons led us to where we are today, and these memories will always hold a special place in my life.