Carly Wegren
Goodbye Libertyville High School!
“Ah, the sweet glow of fluorescent lighting at 7:30 a.m., I’m going to miss waking up for this,” is a phrase I don’t think I’ve ever heard any one of my classmates utter in all four of my years at LHS. As senior year comes to a close, I’ve come across numerous articles shared on Facebook lamenting all the great things about high school.
Don’t get me wrong, I love high school. Yes, I actually loved my experience at LHS, and I could potentially write a lengthy list of fantastic things I am going to miss about high school life. Alas, I find it much more entertaining (and less sad) to fire off all of the things I most certainly will not be missing about high school. From the early start times, to four years of state mandated physical education, I think many students will be able to say my list is #relatable.
The early start times
7:30 a.m. to be exact
The prison-esque structure of school
Scheduled, supervised meal times? Hmm…
Protocol for leaving the room & using the bathroom
“That’ll be one bathroom buck — say goodbye to your extra credit!”
“Now” passes
No, “now” is not a good time for me to leave class and talk to my dean.
Libertyville Lingo
It’s not bayd anymore.
Pre (and post) dance drama
“You want to be in our group? Sorry, we already have an even number of 40.”
Awful cafeteria food
Yum, can’t wait to dig into the food that’s been sitting out for 6+ hours.
Mock fire, tornado, & lockdown drills
(Cue male voice repeating “lockdown” on intercom)
Seven academic classes in one day
“Aw, sorry to hear you have three tests already this week, but let me add two more.”
Sitting for 8+ hours for five days of the week
Two words: back pain
End of semester stress
It’s two days before the final and your grade just dropped to an 89.1.
Hunting for a parking place
You know you messed up when you have to resort to parking in the back lot.
Reciting the pledge everyday
I pledge allegiance to the flag, that I’ve pledged my allegiance to nearly everyday since freshman year.
Getting asked every other day if I’ve made a decision on college
“I know I asked you yesterday, but has anything changed in the past 24 hours?”
Getting asked every other day if I’ve made a decision on what I what to do with my life
Finally, I’ve resorted to making up a new occupation every time someone asks this. Yesterday I wanted to be a firefighter. Today? I’m thinking space ballerina.
Mandated gym & heart rate monitors
“Today we’ll be running the lake! I know it’s 25 degrees, sorry I forgot to tell you yesterday so that you could remember to bring sweats! You’ll be fine — you’re moving around!”
Before school sports practice
And you thought normal start times were early!
Swim unit
I can clearly see the delectable film of oils and sweat laying atop the pool.
Freshmen that clog the hallways because they just don’t get it yet
Now is not the time and place to stop and talk to your friend group — there are people here that have places to be and people to see. MOVE!
Everything
Not really, truly high school hasn’t been that bad. Our school is quite fantastic, but right now, I’m ready to leave everything behind.