Advice to Reitz Seniors
If you’re even in the least bit sentimental, you probably already realize this year contains many “lasts.”
After your last first day of school, there will be your last game at the Bowl, your last Turnabout, and your last Mashed Potato Day. That being said, it is incumbent upon you to (insert cliché about “making the most of your senior year” here).
Let’s start with the now. Start applying for scholarships. There is free money out there with your name on it. You’ve heard the counselors at class day read each graduate’s name followed by the total amount of scholarship money offered. It’s almost unreal! And unless you want to spend your late 20s (Edit: early 30s) haunted by student loan debt, you should start applying.
Switching gears, find something that interests you for your Senior Project. If you can, find a place to volunteer at that can provide you with some sort of occupational insight. That’s not always an option, but it’s something to consider. If you view your project as “another check in the box,” the hours you spend will seem pointless. Plus, you have to write a research paper that is connected (in some capacity) to your project. It would be wise to at least be partially interested in what you are doing. Let’s try not wait until January to start working on it either. Thanks.
On to the mushy stuff. Go to the Bowl on Friday nights. Go watch the Splash Brothers rain 3s and try to make a postseason run. Go watch a softball game down at Barker. Hang on Adye’s every last word. Don’t skip prom because you think it’s lame. That’s kind of lame. I’m not saying you have to follow the herd. However, you don’t want to get to the end of your time at Reitz and feel like you missed out.
Lastly, you have approximately 36 Mashed Potato Days left before graduation.
After your last first day of school, there will be your last game at the Bowl, your last Turnabout, and your last Mashed Potato Day. That being said, it is incumbent upon you to (insert cliché about “making the most of your senior year” here).
Let’s start with the now. Start applying for scholarships. There is free money out there with your name on it. You’ve heard the counselors at class day read each graduate’s name followed by the total amount of scholarship money offered. It’s almost unreal! And unless you want to spend your late 20s (Edit: early 30s) haunted by student loan debt, you should start applying.
Switching gears, find something that interests you for your Senior Project. If you can, find a place to volunteer at that can provide you with some sort of occupational insight. That’s not always an option, but it’s something to consider. If you view your project as “another check in the box,” the hours you spend will seem pointless. Plus, you have to write a research paper that is connected (in some capacity) to your project. It would be wise to at least be partially interested in what you are doing. Let’s try not wait until January to start working on it either. Thanks.
On to the mushy stuff. Go to the Bowl on Friday nights. Go watch the Splash Brothers rain 3s and try to make a postseason run. Go watch a softball game down at Barker. Hang on Adye’s every last word. Don’t skip prom because you think it’s lame. That’s kind of lame. I’m not saying you have to follow the herd. However, you don’t want to get to the end of your time at Reitz and feel like you missed out.
Lastly, you have approximately 36 Mashed Potato Days left before graduation.