Senior Reflection

An experience here at Saint Genevieve High School cannot be summed up in a single article. An article lacks the ability to do it justice. As a graduating senior here at Saint Genevieve, I can say that I have sufficient knowledge and experience to make an attempt in explaining what it’s like to be in Saint Genevieve High School.

First of, I will not begin by saying “Saint Genevieve High School is a school like no other,” because honestly, I wouldn’t know. I started my journey in Saint Genevieve as a Kindergartner, making my way all the way up 12^th grade. As you can see, Saint Genevieve is the only school I have ever attended and it’s impossible for me to make that kind of statement.

I will say, however, that my experience here was nothing short of spectacular. The colorful personalities you meet at Saint Genevieve are more than enough to make you keep coming back. As a freshman, I had a feeling of concern when I was first dropped off for my first day. In retrospect, there was absolutely no need for concern because of the way the upperclassmen treated me. Even though I was significantly younger than them, they treated me with respect and dignity. As a sophomore, I began realizing what the school was really about. It wasn’t about getting through High School as fast as you could in order to continue advancing through life. It was about creating a strong foundation of character, in order for students to graduate with a strong set of values that will be more useful to them in the world than any education. As a junior, my mindset changed as I stepped into the role of an upperclassman. Although I wasn’t a senior, I still had a responsibility of giving the underclassmen an example. It was a big change for me, and an awkward year because of all of the tests I needed to take, but my teachers and peers took me by the hand and walked me the whole way through.

It is easy for me to say that my senior year here was the best year of education yet. Although we were given a number of teachers that were new to the school, it felt as though we were going through senior year together for the first time. Along with Mr. Sheehy and Ms. Butler, the senior class went on an adventure in leadership. It was in this year that I began to reflect on my 4 years at Saint Genevieve High School.

After a few days of thinking, I finally realized what made my Saint Genevieve experience a brilliant one. Although the atmosphere and the people greatly contribute to your experiences, you honestly receive what you deserve. My experience here at Saint Genevieve would have been absolutely terrible if I didn’t take the initiative to join all the activities I could. In conclusion, high school is exactly what you make of it, but SGHS makes a really good attempt at helping you make it great.