Advice from Hellgate Seniors
As seniors leave Hellgate, we asked them for one phrase that they wish they heard as incoming freshman…
Appreciate the people around you.
Challenge yourself
Make mistakes and get in trouble (you’re not 18 yet).
Waste time, but not too much
Do your homework.
Get good sleep.
Don’t be loud and obnoxious
Always bring a water bottle to school
Make new friends, but never leave your old ones
Remember that four years seems long but will be over in an instant
Go out to lunch.
Skip class.
Procrastinate on a project
Join a club.
Keep your enemies close
Don’t eat in the library
Black coffee is your friend
Push your boundaries
Don’t change for anyone, and
Let your heart be broken.
Find something fun that helps you relax
Cut your hair into a mullet. Once.
Take the block
Vote.
Get a tattoo
Go to a protest
Meet with Mr. Miller
Be kind to your family
Make fun of a freshman.
Take art with Mr. Pauls
Run cross country
Apply to your dream school
Go to Sparkle Laundry
Do stuff because you love it, not for your resume
Don’t take yourself too seriously
Go to prom.
Appreciate free education while you have it
Graduate.
Don’t peak in high school!