Senior Kennae Hunter (far left) poses with her friends on the first day of school. The one and seven they are holding up represent their class of 2017. “I can’t believe I will be graduating soon and going to college,” Hunter said. Photo courtesy of senior Armaud Life.
By KENNAE HUNTER – Staff Writer
Senior Kennae Hunter discusses her feelings about being in her final year at Clarke Central High School.
Same school. Same people. Different year. Different feeling.
As I get out of my car in the student parking lot, I’m greeted by my friends. We exchange hugs and take a few pictures. I begin walking down the big hill above the stadium on my way into the newly renovated building. Just as I pull the door to enter, reality sets in. This is it. My last first day of high school.
I’m finally a senior.
Walking through the halls, I see the same faces from years past minus the new freshmen scurrying through the hall.
This is the last time we’ll all be together. This is the last time I’ll see the people I grew up with every day. This is my last year at Clarke Central High School.
I can’t turn back.
I’ve had the same feeling about CCHS since day one. I come here, socialize a little, do my work, participate in some activities and go home. But this year, it’s different because next year I can’t come back.
I’ll be completely finished with high school.
My whole life I have waited to be a senior. However, when I walked through those doors on my last first day of school, I wished I could go back in time and have a few more years with the people I’ve grown to love being around.
I always thought senior year would be the best, but between all the college entrance exams, applying to college, my classes, extracurriculars, actually trying to have a social life and a little bit of sleep, it’s not as exciting as I thought.
Only two months in and it feels like I’ve been here forever. But it’ll all be worth in the end in May of 2017 when I walk across the stage in Stegeman Coliseum and receive my diploma. This is what I’ve waited for. It’ll make all the years worth it.
Even if it’s bittersweet, it’ll truly be worth it.
