vBy Harlie Hacecky
When you’re little, everyone says the sky’s the limit. So, as a child,
you dream of doing the extraordinary such as traveling to Pluto or
becoming the next princess. I was guilty of the latter.
My name is Harlie Hacecky, and I’m a senior at Yankton High
School. It’s amazing how time flies when you’re having fun, and even
more unbelievable to see how my fellow students and I changed over
the years.
As I’m preparing for my graduation and attempting to decipher
God’s plan for my future, I can’t help but look back on my last four
years and the lessons I’ve learned.
Freshman Year
Time Flies When
You’re Having Fun!
ducing...
Intro
I remember the day before I started freshman year. After watching
countless movies about high school such as Mean Girls, I was more
than a little nervous! What if I got lost, walked into the wrong
classroom, or sat at the wrong lunch table? Then, there’s the irrational
fear that I will be jammed into a locker or pushed into a toilet-- You
can thank Hollywood for those ideas!
But, I was also hopeful that high school was going to be the best
change for me. As a child who was bullied, I hoped high school would
be a fresh start.
I planned to join numerous activities and desired to find a group
of friends which I belonged. I continued in my chosen sport of golf,
joined The Cellar Door Magazine (art magazine), and became a
member of the school newspaper.
But as everyone says, high school is a jungle. You still have your
stereotypical popular, athlete, and nerd social circles. You still feel out
of place when surrounded by the other social groups, and sometimes
you feel like you’re under a microscope just waiting for someone to
prod at you.
Sadly, bullying still occurs in high school. I’ve seen it, but the one
thing that changed was I grew confident. I realized, I loved who I was,
and if someone felt differently, it was their prerogative.
I branched out, met new people, and began to thrive.
Sophomore Year
The great thing about high school, is you can be friends with people
from different grades.
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