SKGfun Contemporary Edition (July/August)

The four years that are probably spent with nonstop talk about how you’ll be an adult
soon, and how life is gonna chew you up and spit you out like a stale piece of gum.
Charming, isn’t it?
Alas, the high school years are some of the years you’ll never forget, and you’ll miss them
when they’re over. You’ll probably experience a heartbreak or two, maybe join some
clubs, form your own group of friends that you can brave the halls of *insert chosen name
for high school here* with. For some of us, beginning high school meant playing a sport,
or doing a ton of extracurriculars to earn college credit. Either way, you are being
prepared for the supposed treacherous walk of life in the real world.
And then around the middle of your sophomore year, you’ll FINALLY get to take that
ever-so-popular test. You guessed it: The drivers test. You’ll go through the whole process
of getting your permit, intermediate, then finally the real deal.
Sometime in between all of this, you’ll probably get your first boyfriend, and you’ll think
he is the one for you. *insert super dreamy girly voice here* “Oh I just know how cute our
kids will be!! He’s sooooo the one for me!! *tee hee*” And maybe you’ll even practice
writing his last name after your first. Pshhhh I have never done that…. :|
And then, one day, you’ll be putting on that cap and gown to walk across that auditorium
stage and realize how much you’ll miss these years. You’ll take that diploma, look out into
the audience to smile for a photo, then you’re done. And on comes the wave of sudden
adulthood. And if you’re an athlete like me, then you’ll realize a couple things while
you’re up there on that stage. I’m not there yet, but I can assure you one of these two
things will happen. Either you’ll look into the audience and think “Wow, I can't believe I
have to leave them to go play my sport in college this fall. Man, these were a great four
years. Hopefully the next four are just as great!!” Or you’ll think this, which is most likely
to happen to me: “Wow, I spent the last four years (or longer) playing a sport with so
many people that I love. I can’t believe I’ll never put on a jersey to compete again. I’m so
thankful.”
And then just like that, your high school years are over. IT'S TIME TO ADULT.
And honestly you’ll probably still not know how to balance a checkbook.
But just from me to you, I’m only halfway through my high school years, so this is allll off
my perspective as a homeschooled sophomore athlete. And honestly all of the stuff from
graduation and all that is based off of what i have heard. I REALLY DON'T KNOW MUCH
ABOUT TYPICAL TEEN GIRLS BECAUSE I REALLY AM NOT ONE LOL. Somewhere
along the line we’re all bound to have the same experiences no matter if we’re typical or
not!