Hello, High School Life!

As we all know, March is the month of Graduation and Commencement Exercises. Well, yesterday I attended one and reminisced the time I graduated on my sixth grade. The time when I felt a lot of emotions: sadness, anxiety, happiness, excitement, etc. (or what others call “mixed emotions”)

Anyway, I will be on my last year on my Junior High School this coming school year, so I think I could share what the incoming freshmen should expect in their High School life and what to prepare for.

1.  Your bag will be lighter.

Though you will have more books this time, and thicker books compared to your grade school; well, you will learn to leave the ‘unnecessary’ books a.k.a those books which you don’t have to deal with at home. You can either left it under your chair, on your classroom’s bookshelves, on your locker (or your friend’s locker), or just somewhere over there (well, as long as you know you could still see your book the next day, no matter where you put it, it’s fine!)

2.  You’ll love sneaking.

You’ll learn how to sneak at almost everything. You’ll sneak food inside your classroom though you’re not allowed to eat during class hours.. You’ll learn how to secretly sleep during class hours due to lack of sleep (we’ll get there later).. and uhmm, You will learn how to cheat.. for survival purposes.

3.  Procrastinate is now on your vocabulary.

Which can lead to you, copying the notes from your lectures from the past weeks at the last minute because your teacher will check your notebooks. Beating the deadline is not a thing anymore, what matters is that you have passed something, what I mean is you will pass something that is “okay na” or “pwede na” rather than not pass anything because you worked on that project given from weeks ago, the day before deadline.. Why? It’s because you’ve been busy doing other schoolworks or maybe you just want to procrastinate. Idk. It depends upon the situation. And yup, homeworks are not that at home anymore. You will do it at school by yourself or if you get really lazy you will just ask your seatmate, “Uy, can I borrow your homework? Yung sa Trigo.”

4.  Organizations = Happiness.

Any type of org or clubs, though considered as “extra-curricular” activity which doesn’t really affect your grades that much is more fun than the “academic” stuff. You will have a lot of new experiences where you learn further and meet different kinds of people. It’s a way of socializing and learning… FURTHER.

5.  Adventure-seeking.

Due to stress and pressure, you will seek for adventure and fun. You will hang-out with your friends. Whether it be shopping, food tripping, road trips, amusement parks, etc. Whatever it is, you will somehow forget the stress and pressure from school even just for a while, or for a day.

6.  First Times.

You will experience a lot of first times. I tell you!! If you could write all of the “first times” you had during your high school, you can fill one notebook or more! On High School, you can have your first love, first heartbreak, first failure on a test, etc.

7.  Learn to make excuses.

I will give you a scenario. So you spent the whole midnight coding for the Website-Making for your Computer class and you arrived late at school. The thing is that you arrived at the period of your strict teacher then you realized you have a homework to pass to her and you forgot to do it… What will you do? Make an excuse, of course! (Let me know how you will deal with this. Comment below!)

8.  Lack of Sleep.

High School is like the training ground for College(because they say when you’re in College, you’ll have no sleep anymore though in my case, I experienced going to school with no sleep for days because the projects’ deadlines are of the same week). So be thankful if you’re still able to sleep 5-6 hours. Cherish every sleep. I say to you.

9.  Teamwork.

You will learn the true meaning of this word here in high school. In every competition or even trials that your class will face, this thing might or might not come out. And yup, even during deadlines… “Uyy pre, wala pa akong tulog. Pakopya naman sa Chemistry.”

Well these are some of the (kalokohan) stuff you will encounter in your high school. I don’t want to share ALL OF IT because it would be more fun to discover for yourself! (you might get bored with high school if I tell you everything that will happen in it. Your parents might blame me if you decided to not to go to school anymore HAHAHA jk) Anyway what I told here is just pure kalokohan stuff which happen in high school. On the serious note, though high school might be so stressful, it will probably be the best (according to my older siblings, parents, older cousins, everyone who is older than me whom I asked.. umm) part of your life! To face all of the pressure it give, just believe in yourself. It is also not bad to get some inspiration from your family, friends or from a special someone. Never lose your faith, hope, trust and pixie dust. And stay eager to achieve your hopes and dreams!