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One word is more important to juniors than any other word
in the English vocabulary: “sleep.” People never know how
i much they love something until it’s gone, and boy do juniors
\ miss their sleep. Some would argue that the most important
\ words are GPA, ACT, SAT, or AR but those aren't even words.
A Sanity is also a strong contender. On the bright side, this is
\ the first year that there is a light in the darkness. Juniors are
\ upperclassmen now, old enough to tell stories that begin with,
\ “when I was your age” and young enough to still claim they,
\ “didn’t know that dress code rule”. Juniors can pretend to
\ be seniors in the student store line and pretend to still be too
* \ young to really study for standardized tests. Nevertheless
\ by junior year, everyone has found their place: their group
\ of friends, their interests, their niche. They are gymnasts,
\ athletes, performers, and artists. Through it all, they are
\ one family. Before senior year, before the year they've
\ been dreaming about since they could first say the word
\ “accepted,” this year's junior class is sleep-deprived
£ , \ together, enjoying each other's company and getting
\ ready to take on the world.
A STORY I MATTHEW MERRIGAN
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