High school graduation is always a major stepping point for seniors: it represents moving into the world as an adult, and how they will do and who they will be. Anxiety and stress often come with the idea of graduation. The transition from being a kid to being an adult can be hard for everyone. What does it look like for our seniors this year? Along with “what do you plan to be when you grow up?”, seniors also consider the daily changes and stress that comes with graduating high school. In a survey conducted at Bear River High, seniors were both excited and worried about graduation: “yes I’m ready”, “Yes I’m 100% ready to graduate”, “I’m nervous”, “Graduating is scary”. It seems that the anxiety is high for some, but overall seniors are happy to be moving on with their life. Many seniors are planning to go to college, but a few aren’t. One student said; “No, because I already have a job with my future career.”All others said that they planned to go right after graduation or at some point in the future.
Even with the excitement of graduation, the stress of making it to graduation can sometimes make it harder to appreciate. A lot of students are pressured in high school to choose right now: “What are you going to be?” There comes a lot of pressure being a senior, knowing that at the end of the year, that’s it: unless you’re going to college you’re being thrown into the real world. The final classes in the last trimesters can be the worst for some students; they can be the difficult classes, the last ones that the student needs to graduate. The uncertainty of a passing grade can add to the anxiety. The family pressure is also a major thing for many students, their families wanting them to succeed and being told “consequences” if they don’t. A lot of pressure comes with graduation. The stress and anxiety of graduating hasn’t changed much over the years. Several local parents shared their ideas of graduation. Mike Maxfield, owner of MM Woodwork and Design with a child in elementary school said about doing things differently before graduating: “I probably would’ve taken more college classes, but other than that nothing has changed.” Austin Maxfield, Mike’s spouse, said nothing much changed: she was done and wanted to get out as soon as she could, out of school and her parent’s house. They both said they were wanting to graduate and move on. So it would seem that the desire to graduate is not restricted to one single generation. Graduation can be stressful, but it is also exciting. Some people want to graduate and head to college and some want to just move on. Although things have become more and more complicated with conflicts in the US and outside the US, the want to move on and continue with their life and/or education has never ceased. Mike said that he is worried about this generation due to a lot of them not having high work ethic, though he knows that some will likely be able to make a job out of technology. We all have high hopes for this generation, that they will do well and succeed.
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