Freshman Orientation:
Enjoying lunch in front of the weightlifting room doors was definitely a highlight!
JV Football:
Unfortunately I was the guy in the white.
JV Badminton:
When you sign up for badminton to get out of PE, this is what you see when you enter the first day of tryouts. Seriously, though, I had no idea I would be signing up for 20-minute neighborhood runs and constant conditioning drills in my freshman year.
End of freshman year:
First high school finals were an experience, but we ended on a good note!
Entirety of first sophomore year:
Pretty much sums it up (I’m lying, my eyes weren’t even open for what felt like the majority of this entire year …)
First day of junior year:
The glorious third quarter Klay — this was definitely the mindset going into the year. Stay tuned to find out if I splashed those 3s in or if I went 0 for 10 in the second semester.
End of first semester junior year:
I was really starting to understand it now. Mood from sophomore year was still applicable, though.
Second semester junior year:
We made a brief return for AP testing season, but otherwise this pretty much sums it up. From getting bullied in V1 badminton singles for the entire season to preparing for five AP exams, it’s safe to say that I was losing my mind. In Klay terms, solid 5-10 from the 3-point line.
First two weeks of senior year:
Tried to mentally prepare myself for five more APs and college app season — I wasn’t prepared.
End of first semester senior year:
Meme reuse says it all. Yeah, writing your applications was actually as miserable as people make it out to be — listen to others’ warning. All those people telling you to start your essays extra early — they are right. The only thing that got me through was buying boba every day, and this is not an exaggeration.
Start of second semester senior year:
This might be my twin.
College decisions senior year:
At first you get excited opening up every letter. Pretty soon you get used to the famous line “Dear Derek: We’re sorry to inform you that we cannot offer you admission.”
Second half of second semester senior year:
Yuh.
