As a freshman in college, I thought college would be so much better than high school, the truth is, I miss high school a lot more than I thought I would. I miss the halls I walked down for four years, I miss the teachers who knew practically my whole life history, I even kind of miss the redneck feeling of Solanco. You wear camo here at college and you'd think the world just ended or something. Jokes are thrown left and right just because I have a Duck Dynasty hat. I laugh along of course, but I miss seeing other people wearing camo everyday. I miss seeing cornfields everywhere. I think the thing I miss most is the football games. I miss seeing my friends kick butt on the field, I miss standing in the Black Hole. I MISS THE MILK JUG GAME.
I don't have classes all day here, which is a bonus, but the teachers here don't have the same humor as Mr. Lyon, Mrs. McRobbie, Mr. Glackin or any of the other teachers I loved so much. I take three english classes which is wonderful, but the professors don't know how hard I work on my writings outside of class. They don't give us time to work in class. It's all on your own. I have to act like an adult. Which sucks!! I was not prepared for this.
I miss advisory with my little family. Ms. Thompson always got annoyed with us but that was only because she loved us. Lauren, Meredith and I would always sit in the back acting like idiots while Cameron, Lydia, Sam, Sydney, Justina and Hannah all acted like good students. But, when it came down to it, we all laughed at each other. I miss the stupid little things of high school, seeing all the people I grew up with, and all the Solanco things everyone talks about. I used to hate living in such a small community, but now, that's the thing I crave.
So seniors, I was in your place a year ago, and I don't regret going to every school event I could attend. I don't regret going to prom, going to the football games when it was freezing cold. The only thing I regret is wishing my time away. Those girls that started crap with you will mean nothing. I promise you. Don't stop being friends with someone over something stupid, keep those friends. If I didn't talk to the people I graduated with, I honestly don't think I would have been able to handle the first three months of college so far. Don't take high school for granted like I did, because I truly do miss it.
