Senior Guide SY20-21

Dear Students,
Imagine, if you will, that you’re strapped into a cart. It jerks to a start, which surprises you, but
except for a couple of bumps and a few little pulls, you’re rolling along, seeing some beautiful
sights, and the ride is all right.
Suddenly, though, you’re grabbed by a chain that snatches your cart and starts pulling it upward.
You’re tilted back so far that can’t see what’s ahead – except the sky – and feel like you might fall,
so you look behind you, but other than stuff you’ve already seen, there are just other kids strapped
into carts just like yours.
click…click…click…click…
You’re slowly inching up a really high hill. There’s a pause for a split second when you reach the
top, but then “Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!” Your cart PLUNGES DOWN!
You scream because you’re terrified at first, but the sound turns into something else because the
sensation of dropping actually tickles your stomach!
It’s okay to laugh; you should be having fun! For that brief moment when you were at the top of
the hill about to go down, you could see what was coming next, so you already know that the worst
part is over.
On the track ahead you could see lots of loops, twists and turns, and more ups, downs and places
that might be bumpy…but you also saw the same beautiful scenery, the limitless sky, and students
who had reached the end of the trip before you, smiling and happily moving on.
You’re rolling FAST toward all of that now! It’s fun, it’ll be over in a minute, you bumped your
head on one of those turns, but that’s cool! It’s not that bad because you saw it coming, you were
safely strapped in and you were ready for it! You’re not letting ANYTHING spoil this…
…and we can’t even describe how you’ll feel when the ride ends!
Welcome to your Senior Year, Class of 2021!
Ms. Lori V Lincoln
DCPS College & Career Counselor at Roosevelt High School
Just Keep Livin’ Foundation (JKL) Instructor, SY2020-2021
Email: lori.lincoln@k12.dc.gov
Cell: (202) 907-4595
IG: rhs_collegeandcareer
Mr. Thomas Hailu (pronounced: HIGH loo)
DC-CAP Advisor (DC-College Access Program) at Roosevelt High School
Email: thomas.hailu@dccap.org
Available during Senior Advisory:
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9-11 am AND 2-4 pm
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