BELLA.

it's been a long time since high school but i'll try to sum it up!

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freshman year: i looked like an actual trash can. i cut my own bangs which was the worst idea ever, i wore flared pants (in my defense, i went to private school so we had uniforms and the only pants i could find that fit the uniform policy were flared), i had no fashion sense which meant i looked like a straight dumpster at parties and school dances. but, i was a social butterfly, always hanging out with the close group of friends i made. we went everywhere together. that's also the first year i joined choir and that basically changed my high school career forever.

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sophomore year: still looked like a trash can but with longer hair and no more bangs. i started becoming more active in school by joining clubs and volunteering outside of school. nothing major happened sophomore year. i was mainly focused on academics and extra-curricular activities. i starred in my first lead role as Rapunzel for our school production of Into The Woods.

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junior year: worked my ASS off preparing for the SAT's while balancing school and extra-curricular's again. this was the year that a lot of shit went down in my friendships and i discovered who was a true friend and who wasn't. lost a lot of friends but strengthened the friendships i kept. junior year was probably the most emotionally and mentally draining year of high school. i also starred in a lead role for our Hello Dolly! production.

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senior year: THE BEST YEAR EVER. i wouldn't call myself popular, but i was friends with everyone. i had gained quite the reputation on campus because of my success in choir/musicals. and obviously, when you're a senior, you're at the top of the pyramid so everyone under you immediately sees you as the leaders of the school. at this point, i had made lifelong friends who have become part of my family until this day.
i was nominated for prom queen, coordinated the senior class prank (literally me and my friends got on top of the tables in our 'senior quad' and directed everyone to walk out of class in the middle of third period and basically throw a party in the quad once we all gathered there), sang a solo at our national choir competition in DC, helped my best friend plan, coordinate, and star in our school's first ever fashion show, played my dream role of Eponine in our school's Les Mis production, entered my first relationship, graduated with top honors, and got into a four year university. senior year was epic.

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my overall high school experience was just pure fun. obviously, there were a lot of bad times but i never let it ruin my experience. i think what made high school better for me is that i didn't care what anyone thought about me (and i still don't) because i knew that once i graduated, i wouldn't see 99% of those people ever again (and i haven't). a lot of people hated high school but i had a blast.

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