By Stephen Luckey ’15

High school was always something I feared prior to my entrance in Sherwood. I remember my first day of freshman year and how the hallways were stuffed to the gills with students I had never seen. I remember it all felt like a blur. The thing about high school is, it’s all just a game. We as students are the players, and the adversity we face will either lead us to victory or swallow us whole.

Popularity in high school is what drives us adolescents to do the things we never imagined just to feel accepted and a part of something special. Admittedly, I use to care about that, and I would legitimately diminish myself just because some “posse” of kids didn’t want me in their group. I know now that all I needed was a purpose to come here and get an education. I know now that my handful of friends gave me the best of times. The ones who were there with me from the start to the end are those who kept high school fun for me.

If I could go back and change one thing in high school, I would’ve tried to put myself out there more, and step away from my comfort zone. I wish I hung out with people with different interests than me, in hopes to see different ways of life and alternative methods to deal with things.

I have had a lot of fun in high school, and times of reflection. I spent two years in wrestling which was a time commitment, but well worth it. I was a part of the best high school newspaper in the nation where we produced quality stuff to the eyes of the Sherwood community. I found myself intrigued by topics that would bore me to sleep in 9th grade, and that was interesting to recognize my growth through high school.

Outside of school, I had Friday night’s fishing, and Monday morning’s caffeine-filled conversations with my father. The little things in life definitely have a way of finding a place in your memory. “The Wood” has been a great place of excitement, but it feels so good to say High School is all over now.