By Danielle Israde
Courier Staff Reporter
It has been about three weeks into the 2015-2016 school year. Although the freshman’s story is only beginning, it is now the end for the seniors.
Senior year is packed with filling out college applications, writing personal statements, getting up to par with Logan’s graduation requirements, completing community service requirements, applying for scholarships, and of course, taking the SAT test. Along with that comes turning 18 and officially being an adult in which the decisions you make can impact your entire life.
The Courier asked Logan seniors to share their concerns and dreams for their futures.
Jacob Galuego, a member of Logan’s band and one of the founders of Logan’s chess club, has many dream colleges in mind and plans to major in business administration with a focus on marketing. His major concerns after graduation center around his next four years of college. He stated “I think the biggest fear of mine is being able to pay for college because my family doesn’t really have a lot of money and going to college is a hefty price to pay.”
While a common concern for students is being able to pay their way through college, for others their concern is their choice of major and its ability to sustain one’s future.
“The thing I am most afraid of is when I get into college, I pick a major that doesn’t make any money or sucks in the future and then I can’t support myself or my family,” said Zackary Nichols, Courier Staff Reporter, who is both excited and sad to be graduating Logan, and hopes to get into UC Santa Barbara.
Some students are already ahead of the curve and have been fortunate enough to figure out what they want to do in their life. Danielle Howard has been devoted to the art Tae Kwon Do for fifteen years and is a level four black belt. She plans to go to a four year and major in sports therapy. Her concern is for her dream of opening up a Tae Kwon Do school of her own and pass on what she has learned in the art. Danielle questions “What if I am not successful? What if kids don’t come to my studio, what if the kids that do come to my studio aren’t successful and they blame me?”
While the underclassmen believe that senior year is the easiest and most laid back year of all four high school years, most seniors find it to be just as stressful as the previous years. Although Logan’s seniors share concerns for the trials and triumphs that lay ahead, they show optimism and are prepared to take on these challenges to get to where they want to be.
