Assignment 24 - Bring On Senior Year - Jordan Grady

Wow. In some respects, this past year has flown by. In others, it felt never-ending. We’ve reached the final stretch - AP exams are right around the corner, and I am thanking my lucky stars for the lack of final exams. Academically, I’ve been consistent (mostly) in following through with my goal to not leave assignments to the last minute, and overall I’m happy with the consistency in my grades as well. Another success of this year was staying involved in clubs and volunteer groups. It’s often said that Junior year is the hardest, so I feared going into it that this would hinder my ability to participate in multiple extracurriculars - it did not. As far as failures go, I wish I had maintained the same drive to learn, work, improve as I had in the school building. Now that we’ve switched to NTI, it’s become easy to slack off on studying. Going into senior year, I’m hoping that the return to a more traditional approach to schooling will bring me out of this study-slump. With college applications right around the corner, I hope to get started on them as soon as possible to remove that stress from the first semester. Overall, this year has been a beneficial learning opportunity. I can only hope that next year will provide a valuable wrap-up to my highschool experience.