Though sen-ior project presentations have just been com-pleted, I was very close to not finishing. I embody procrastina-tion, but my senior project took it to a whole new level. I truly wanted to complete it, but I didn’t have time.
A senior project can be almost anything, as long as it gets approved by the administration and takes over 60 hours to complete. At first I decided to complete my project in the fall, since I wanted there to be warm weather for the final delivery. After my brother got sick, I wasn’t able to come to school and ultimately didn’t think about my senior project.
By the time I got settled into my senior year, winter was approaching. I thought “I’ll just wait until spring to complete my project; what’s the harm in waiting?” Warmth did not come with spring. It wasn’t until mid-April that I decided I was able to start the prepara-tions for the dreaded senior project.
Softball was in full-swing during April and I didn’t have a moment to spare between that, work and school. My senior project took a back-seat. Softball Senior Night was on May 6, and that is the moment I started scrambling to complete my project. By not finishing and presenting your pro-ject, you forfeit your right to walk at graduation.
Even though I’d been a constant honor roll student for four years, I was at a point when I thought I couldn’t get a diploma with the rest of my class. Luckily, I buckled down and completed my project just in the nick of time.
Juniors and underclassmen alike, as a word of advice, start and actually finish your senior project during the summer. You’ll have more free time, and it will be over with. If you wait until the last second, the most exciting part of your high school career will turn into a stressful mess.