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Highlights of My Senior Year
by Joanna Sykes
I can hardly believe it, but my school life is almost over. Prom night has come and gone, and I've received my high school diploma at last. It's a good thing that the exams are finished. I feel too excited to think clearly! It seems strange to think that in a few days' time I'll be walking out of the school gates forever. The first thing I'm going to do is to take a long vacation!
Meanwhile, I find myself looking back at my senior year, and thinking about all the wonderful things that have happened. I've decided to write them down so that one day, years from now, when I reread them, the memories will come back.
There's so much to remember. One of the best things about this year has been working as an arts editor for this newspaper. I've so enjoyed it! I love writing, and working on this paper is my first step towards becoming a journalist, so this has been a real success for me.
Something else I've greatly enjoyed is working as a peermediator, someone who helps students to settle problems that they have with other students. At the start of the school year, we were given training in how to do this, and it's clear that this kind of work can really help people. I think I'll continue to work as a mediator when I go to college.
During the Easter vacation, I went on a short school skiing trip to the Rocky Mountains. I've been skiing quite a few times, but never with the school, and since two good friends came on the trip, we had great fun racing each other down the ski slopes. It's well-known that Americans are competitive, and I did enjoy it whenever I won our races!
Other things I'm pleased about—getting good grades on my final exams, and receiving the senior prize for English Literature. I was given a car by my parents so I've been able to drive to school, which is brilliant. And of course, I'll never forget being elected to the student council. I really enjoyed meeting the teachers and telling them how we, the students, feel about things, and what we think should happen in the school!
All these things have been wonderful. But I have to say, the highlight of the year was the senior prom. For an American girl, it's so important that you have a good time at the prom. Well, I did! Daniel, a boy in my English class, asked me to go to the prom with him, and I was so pleased—I'd been hoping he would ask me. I found a dress that suited me perfectly, and had my hair specially done on the day of the prom. It took two hours but it was worth it, as everyone told me I looked very elegant! A group of us rented a nice car to take us to the prom. The food was delicious and I ate so much that I had to stop dancing for a while! We shared a table with some good friends, and laughed and told jokes all evening. It's a great pity that it's probably the last time this will happen.
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