Howler seniors share final words for Wakefield

Coming into high school without the friendships already created by my peers coming from Wakefield Middle, I felt set adrift as I tried to find where my place was going to be; I came in not knowing where I fit in or what I was passionate about. Looking back on the previous four years, knowing I’ve met some of the people who will be in my life until I die, I’m amazed at how much they’ve helped me...

When people start at a new school, it’s common for them to imagine what their time at the school will be like. I’m guilty of doing the same thing. As someone who was homeschooled for most of their life, I had some unrealistic expectations of what public school would be. That’s not to say I didn’t enjoy my time --because we all have ups-- but we also all have downs, and it’s important to ...

Throughout my entire life, I’ve always viewed my old self as a completely different person than the current me. No matter what age I was, I’d look back on myself a couple years before and consider her to be both naive and inexperienced. Although it was hard to come to this conclusion, I recently realized something else: that girl from the past is still inside of me. As a freshman, I wore cl...

I’m not sure how the last day finally arrived. We always had the last days of school, from kindergarten to high school, but it is surreal to think this is the last time I’ll walk out of these doors. Although high school is not like the movies, much to my disappointment, it has still been a unique experience I hope to remember for a long time.  I owe a lot to the people I have met and the friends who have st...