What it means to be a senior
Seniors were asked to write about what it means to be a senior during their English class. The following is a testimonial written by Alexander.
Senior year cannot be compared to any other year of high school, in that it is full of contradictions. For example, seniors are the top of the pyramid, however, once we graduate we will return to the bottom as college freshmen. Furthermore, mixed emotions of joy that we will finally graduate, melancholy that we will each go our separate ways, and anticipation for the adjustment to college life, only add to the contradiction.
Entering senior year there is a difference which you sense immediately, and that is an atmosphere of class unity, which can be seen in our support at sporting events or in giving up our inhibitions. This only makes us look forward to future events this year even more. Following the intensity of the workload junior year, senior year is gladly received, although the stress of the SAT's, ACT's, college applications more than compensates for the lower workload. One thing which I did not expect was for the remodeling of the school to be as successful and impressive as it has been, more specifically the cafeteria (the part that is open). Although senior year may be the most fun, it is also the saddest and we must therefore enjoy every minute of it. I am looking forward to every minute of it.
Entering senior year there is a difference which you sense immediately, and that is an atmosphere of class unity, which can be seen in our support at sporting events or in giving up our inhibitions. This only makes us look forward to future events this year even more. Following the intensity of the workload junior year, senior year is gladly received, although the stress of the SAT's, ACT's, college applications more than compensates for the lower workload. One thing which I did not expect was for the remodeling of the school to be as successful and impressive as it has been, more specifically the cafeteria (the part that is open). Although senior year may be the most fun, it is also the saddest and we must therefore enjoy every minute of it. I am looking forward to every minute of it.
BELEN JESUIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: communications@belenjesuit.org
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: communications@belenjesuit.org
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School was founded in 1854 in Havana, Cuba, by Queen Isabel II of Spain. The task of educating students was assigned to the priests and brothers of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), whose teaching tradition is synonymous with academic excellence and spiritual discipline. In 1961, the new political regime of Cuba confiscated the school's property and expelled the Jesuit faculty. The School was re-established in Miami the same year, and over the next decade, continued to grow. Today, Belen Jesuit is situated on a 34-acre site in western Dade County, just minutes away from downtown Miami.