The seniors that started high school at Hastings High School in 2018 are graduating this school year (2021-2022), 4 years later.
After four years and a big break from school due to COVID, they have made it to their last year of high school. They have had to go through the struggle of online school, quarantining, isolation, masks, and more. They will be ready for what elementary school, middle school, and high school have been preparing them for, college.
Going to high school for four years has given many of the students’ great opportunities, experiences, and long-lasting memories.
“I’m really happy with my experience, mainly because I was able to expand my academic breath as well as having a lot of fun, meeting new people from other schools, and being involved in different activities,” senior Pauline Jonglertham said.
School, in general, is a challenge for incoming freshmen and the students that are already here and have been here. High school has high expectations for its students and expects them to be met as required.
“Study. You’re going to need it a lot, it’ll be useful,” senior Parker Quig said.
As teachers, principals, and assistant principals, it’s their job to help the students amongst other responsibilities and obligations that they have.
“Dr. Erickson is the kindest teacher I’ve ever met. He’s completely changed my perspective on the steps I will take after I graduate,” senior Maddy Musich said.
High school has specific memories for every person, whether it was a good memory or a bad memory. However, people would want to change something differently about a choice they made, whether it was a big mistake or a small mistake.
“I would go back and try harder and get better grades and I would go and make more friends,” senior Jayden Coplen said.
The seniors have gone through four long and hard years of high school and are finally getting close to the finish line. They have made it to their senior year in a pandemic and have got through all the classes and homework.
“It was a ride from beginning to end, that formed me into the person I am today,” Maddy Musich said.
