I feel as if a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders: I finished my last test this afternoon. I’m so happy to be finished with all my testing this year. The end of testing means spending time outside in classes, playing Frisbee and Kan Jam (a game played with Frisbees and two cans). I’m really enjoying spending time with my friends and having fun in school. After a long four years filled with so much work, we finally can take a well-deserved break.

Even though the years of work seem long, I cannot believe that I am graduating in a month. It feels like this year went by so quickly, especially in student council, where we are starting to reflect on the year’s events. I still remember our first meeting and how cool it felt to be a senior. Speaking of being a senior and feeling cool, I have a few final projects for my work with the School Improvement Team. As a previous leader of orientation, I am going to different schools to learn about their freshman orientation programs to see if our school might want to adopt some of them. Also, the superintendent of our school district asked a few students to conduct a survey of our classes to see what people want in a principal, because our principal is retiring this year. So I am definitely keeping busy.

In the past week, National Honor Society and student council held our annual Senior Citizen’s Prom, which is an event where we invite all the senior citizens in our area for a night of eating and dancing. Speaking of prom, I still need to get a dress! Planning for prom is still going on, both on a large scale and small scale: getting the music list together in student council, making the limo list, and planning post prom with my group of friends.

Also last week, I attended my first official Harvard event. It was a reception and dinner with all alumni in my region. I really enjoyed meeting all the interesting people and also the admitted students.

Currently, I am at Bucknell University for my sister’s graduation. I’m so proud of all her accomplishments. I’m also excited because she is going to be living near me next year! It is strange to think that this is the last time I am going to be at Bucknell, and the next graduation my family attends will be my high school graduation, and then my college graduation. But anyway, I better get some sleep. Studying has taken the place of sleep for the past couple weeks and I need to catch up in order to fully enjoy the celebrations of this weekend.