Class of 2016

     There are only 5 days until my graduation....5 days stand between me and my next step in my life!

I feel like it was not that long ago that I was sitting in my kindergarten classroom learning about the pilgrims around Thanksgiving and dressing up in colonial wear with big buckles on our shoes. Wasn't just last week my first day of middle school? I was a scared 6th grader, walking into a large unknown building, with my older sister by my side leading me to my first class. 

And now, its all coming to an end. My journey from a Sherwood Superstar to a Carver Cougar and now a Parkview Viking has been very rewarding, confusing, and emotional. But now I am beyond ready to start college and get into the profession I have been interested in for so long. There won't be the same kids I grew up with all around me anymore, or the familiar faces of the teachers who have taught me for 4 years. Now, I'll have strange professors, and fellow students from all over the world.

This fall, I will be going to The University of Arkansas, majoring in political science/Pre-law. I might be minoring in criminal justice, but I haven't decided on that yet. Next week, I pick my dorm and my roommate. It's all happening so fast but I have been waiting for this for 13 years, and I couldn't be more excited! It still hasn't sunk in that I'll be moving away from the familiarity of Springfield in 3 short months. My life is about to change pretty drastically! I won't be able to call my dog's name when I get home from class, and hear the jingle of his collar as he runs up to me. I won't be able to just walk into my parent's room and talk to my mom face to face. I won't be able to just drive from one side of town to the other and know the streets and side roads by heart. I won't be able to call up my best friend and tell her that "I'm on my way over, lets hang out girl."
Deep down, I know that I am ready for the change and I will adapt well to Fayetteville, but I also know that not seeing my mom and dad everyday, not seeing my dog, not being able to hangout with my best friend whenever I want.....is going to be hard.

My cap and tassel are hanging on my dresser, and my gown is ironed in my closet. By this time next week, I will be a graduated Springfield Public Schools student! It seriously doesn't feel real yet.