Common Thoughts (School)

Tomorrow is the first day of my second semester for high school, so I am starting the end of senior year. Halfway through the year, I have started to reflect on how I have changed over the course of my high school career. The first thoughts are my physical appearance. I am now able to grow a more than substantial amount of facial hair compared to my freshman year. Other thoughts are about my friends. Although I try to remain cordial to everyone while maintaining neutrality during drama, I cannot help but notice the change in the people I prefer to hang out with. I recollect my mom's words in middle school, "Your friends in middle school will not be your friends in high school." Surprisingly, my years in high school have progressively gotten better, even though friendships have changed. I know everyone's high school career is different, so I cannot speak for everyone, but I realized quickly that my senior year is by far the best year of high school. With these thoughts in mind, what can people say about their high school careers, and how they have affected them over the years?