It is a highly contagious disease.

 

He is diagnosed with a common disease flooding high school hallways.The symptoms include not completing any work, enjoying the final semester of high school, and counting the days, hours, and minutes until high school is over.

 

Senioritis has struck him. He has a severe case.

 

As summer continues to approach, the cases of senioritis continue to increase as well as the severity.

 

Emanuel Marcaneul, sophomore,explains that “although he is not a senior, he sees bad cases of senioritis all the time where some of the seniors have stopped doing work on the basis that they are graduating or finishing high school very soon.”

 

“Sometimes I stop trying as hard when I see my senior friends not caring anymore,” Marcaneul elaborates when explaining the spread of senioritis and its effect on him. Some of the teachers also realize and cope with the spread of “senioritis.”

 

According to Marcaneul, there are even sophomores and juniors can sometimes have pretty bad cases of “senioritis.”

 

As second semester now marks the halfway point for the year and final days for seniors, the last 90 days of school might just be the most unproductive. College applications are done, most of the work is done, and now its time for seniors to enjoy their final semester with lots of senior events, including upcoming Senior Sunrise, Sadie’s, Talent Show, Barbeque, Prom, Sunset, and Graduation.

 

However, along with many seniors starting to relax as high school comes to a close, there are dozens ensuring that this semester will be their most focused. Some achieve to pass their classes to graduate, others want to continue their running for valedictorian or salutatorian, or others just do not want to lose focus of learning.

 

According to Hannah Purdue, a senior TEACH student, who is the editor in chief of copy in Publications, there have not been many visible signs of senioritis and anything similar has not particularly affected her. Most of her classes have been running the same all year and some students may be even more determined than ever.

If you do not want to be infected and save your GPA, you should take the necessary precautions to make sure your goals remain trenchant and your mind focused on work.

 

Alma Acosta, junior, also concedes that “it is important to finish high school well keeping yourself focused on work until its over.” Acosta also agreed with Hannah that “she has not seen any explicit signs of senioritis and has not noticed any considerable changes in her classmates or friends...yet.”

 

But of course, there are dozens of events to enjoy your last few months in high school, unfortunately including AP exams and midterms lie ahead. So, lets hope you do not get infected with Senioritis, unless of course you already have it.