Issue 6-Final

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SENIOR
ADVICE
Listen to your elders! Here’s some parting
advice from the Class of 2021.
By PRESLEY DAGGETT ‘21
No matter how you look at it, senior
year is challenging. It’s difficult
emotionally, as you try to
figure out who you want to be and where
you want to spend the next four years of
your life. It’s difficult physically, as you
stay up late to finish essays and submit
applications while also keeping up with
your regular school load. And it’s difficult
mentally, as your remaining days in
a place you’ve spent a significant portion
of your life dwindle into single digits.
Looking back, there are a million
things I wish I could have done differ-
Design by Anna Wang ‘22
ently throughout high school. Whether
it’s taking a class I knew I wasn’t going
to like or spending too much time upset
over something that didn’t matter in
the long run, hindsight is always 20/20.
Walking through the hallways this
past week, I’ve begun to ask my classmates
for things they wish they could tell younger
Baldwin girls. While I know no matter what
we tell you, your senior year is going to be
just as hard, and hopefully just as rewarding,
I hope this advice helps you somehow.
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The DUE date is
not the DO date
-Asia Blocker
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LEXI
“If your attendance is
really low, they’ll still let
you graduate.”
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DIANE
“Be open to new
experiences.”
-Diane Tian
“ GRACE
-Lexi Smith
“Always sign out when you
leave campus, unless you want
to be called into Mr. Kountz’s
office.”
-Grace Lavin
SANAE «“Take classes because you are
interested in them, not
because you think they will
look good on your transcript.”
-Sanae Hagino
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“Think very carefully
about your senior year
schedule, especially the
second semester. Because
you’re going to burn out.”
-Ava Gessl
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A bad grade isn’t the end of
the world. You’ll survive.
-Natecia Greenidge
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AVA
Make sure always to check your
“Always know when
school email. But do not put
the monthly fire
your email in for the College
drill is occurring.”
Board email list.
-Ava Olson
-Stephanie Hulme
Try to do your homework
the night it’s assigned. It
will keep you on top of our
A and B day schedule.
-Ellie Capuano
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“Procrastinating
is okay.”
-Sophia Tavangar
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Join MOOT court!
-Samantha Eill
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[ HANA
“Never walk by the
Upper School office if
you’re not in uniform.
Just go up the stairs the
long way if necessary.”
-Hana Ahanger
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MAYA
“Participating in class is
the most important thing.
The more you talk, the
more likely teachers are
to boost your grade.”
-Maya Murray
“ BELLA
“Don’t sleep in class meetings.”
-Bella Xia