It’s finally that time. The maroon caps and gowns are almost ready to be worn and walked down the stage at graduation.

It has been 12 years in the making and it feels so surreal. In a way I’m not ready to go because I will miss seeing my friends during block lunch and talking about random things. I will miss singing with my squad in Newspaper, even though I sound like an ostrich. I will miss being in room G144 for 98 percent of the time. I will miss all the mirthful memories I had with my closest senior friends.

But on the other hand I will not miss getting 30s on my timed quizzes, dealing with dumb drama that has nothing to do with my existence, and being around annoying people.

This year has been both one of the best years of my life and one of the worst years of my life. I found out who I was and who my real friends are. I had to go through some bad times to figure it out, but at the end of the day it was a good wake-up call.  I had to deal with failure, and to be honest I’m not used to being denied or losing. I also had to deal with too much success and not appreciating all the wonderful things in life that I am blessed with, like all the awards I have won and the great things I have accomplished in my life so far.

Goodbye to my freshie bestie J’s On My Feet, my sophomore boys You Are Money and Chris, my junior boos Cindy The Greatest, Mavy, Nnenna The Realest, The Prez Kayla, Betsy The Cow, Homie G, and Jesse The Hottie, then my senior pack Robertz aka Same, Cheli, Annniiee, Brendi, TrillSole, AD Swank, Grizzly, Brandon, Jaren, Neicy, Hammer Nick, My Wrestling Buddy Blake, my JWAC Crew and 2nd Lipstick Queen.

I will miss Mrs. Stamey and Mr. Moser making me laugh, giving me great after school memories and giving me a second home. Mr. Hale for teaching me what not to do.  Mrs. Mac and Mrs. Andrews for being crazy with me and making the start of my high school career enjoyable. Mr. Polson for following me on Twitter and making jokes in 4th to remove the awkward silence. And finally Mrs. Felan for being funky and interesting, and giving first period a good start of the day.

Leaving Lewisville High School on June 5 will be a bitter-sweet moment for me. I’ve made so many great memories here and I don’t want to leave some people. But I’m also ready to leave this school and all the drama that’s trapped inside of it, and explore the world on my own without any boundaries.

All my teachers and my parents have set me up for the real world, and I’m now ready to open the next chapter in my life on being a upcoming freshman at the University of North Texas.