As seniors look back fondly on their past years, they all have unique advice to give. Whether it’s to freshman, sophomores, or juniors, everyone gets a piece of wisdom to bring with them through their final years of high school. Each senior had a different perspective on their early years, and each senior wanted to give the best advice they could.

“I think the best advice I would give is not to procrastinate,” senior Chloe Cotman said. “I think as soon as you get home, get to your work, don’t lay down, like that would make you more tired.”

While another senior had an opposite view on work.

“You shouldn’t just take a class because you wanna raise your GPA, actually find out what you wanna do with your career if you wanna go to college and all of that,” senior Matthew Aghassi said. “Don’t waste your time following the GPA game, it’s not worth your time.”

These two pieces of advice are direct opposites, but they both have the same underlying message: do things to make your high school experience easier for you.

“Some advice I would give is definitely try and involve yourself with everything cuz once it comes to your senior year and you’re really trying to scramble to do everything, it’s kind of too late, so I really think that like if you wanna do it, do it,” senior Meilinh Haro said. 

As seniors look back on their regrets, they think of one thing– not being involved with their peers or work.

“Right now I really wished I had my GPA up. Y’know I really wish I turned in those grades and took those extra classes and extra credits, y’know, paid attention in class,” senior Ivan Jimenez said. “[I wish I] paid attention to events and stuff like that. The whole school experience is crazy and fun.”

Another senior regret is not working hard enough for money.

“I regret not getting money. I coulda gotten more money,” senior Sebastien Basta said. His advice: “Apply for a host position at Saltgrass Steakhouse. Someone told me to do that and I did it. I enjoyed the grind.”

Senior Mathew Welsh regrets being insecure about what other people thought of him. He wanted to make sure that everyone knew to not care what others think.

“I think I was just a little too worried about what other people thought,” he said. “Try to ignore the haters, and like just do what you wanna do and have fun.”

Everyone was excited to have a chance to share their wisdom with future high schoolers. Most had a fond look on their faces, while others looked relieved to be finally done. Regardless, each senior gave the best advice they could give.