Senioritis: struggling through senior year
Every high schooler has heard the term “senioritis.” Of course, they are all-to-familiar with the definition, too: a decline in motivation or performance for school work for seniors, specifically.
But senioritis means something different to everyone.
For Jonny Lujano, senioritis is all too real. “A lot of people have senioritis and it shows when they eventually give up on school and drop out.”
As for Caroliene Animas, senioritis is less serious. It is “a social construct made to de-stress senior year,” she says.
Of course anyone can believe in senioritis, but the real question is if they themselves have it.
For Animas, it’s a matter of math. “I only have 4 classes, so I have every reason to be lazy,” she says.
Lujano had a harder scrape with senioritis; it almost ended his high school career. “As soon as you drop to a D or F it’s hard to get back up. I had [to struggle] for almost all my classes last semester.”
For Dylan Carter it’s much simpler. “I do [try] in a few of my classes because I don’t need them, so I don’t care about them.”
To Kevin Marcum senioritis is natural because “Senior year is the last thing standing between high school and freedom.” Seniors are looking forward to the future, which makes them focus less on the present.
As the year is ending, more and more seniors are beginning to feel the full impact of senioritis. Seniors, keep your goals in mind and don’t lose momentum at the end.
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