It’s six o’clock in the morning and her alarm goes off. Baylie Clynes gets out of bed, gets dressed and heads towards the kitchen for her morning coffee. She heads out the door to start her car and will soon be on her way to school.

Senior year of high school is the beginning of the rest of her life. Once high school ends, planning for the future begins. With all of the loose ends that are being tied up, the desire to wear anything other than sweatpants and take challenging classes seems to dwindle. As the end approaches, the less effort she wants to put into high school.

However, quite a few seniors have become immune to this “infectious disease.” By working harder to prepare for the futures as well as staying active and involved in their school, according to their counselors, these seniors are working harder than ever.

Senior Baylie Clynes,  DECA and NHS member, StuCo Treasurer and AP student has been  preparing for college her senior year. Baylie challenges herself by taking AP Calculus BC as her math class to gear towards her career of accounting.

“I think taking AP classes helps a lot because colleges figure if you can handle an AP class you have a good idea of what a college course will be like,” Clynes said.

One of the main reasons Baylie stays motivated during the school year is the fact that she has to maintain her scholarships and keep a good work ethic for college.

“I have already been accepted to my school of choice, I’ve taken the ACT four times and applied to five colleges so I still have to work to keep my scholarships,” Clynes said.

Senior year comes with a lot of fun events that can’t be experienced any other year such as senior toga day and graduation.

“Your senior year you become more mature,” Clynes said. “You grow up mentally and realize that your whole life is about to start.”

With high school coming to an there are a lot of things that can cause her get caught up in other aspects of her life such as work .

“I like working and having my own money it can help me save for college and it also helps me learn to juggle school and work.” Clynes said.

Baylie juggles a total of three clubs and is Vice President of StuCo. She has been in StuCo all four years of her being in high school.

“I love being in StuCo and it’s fun planning events like Homecoming and Snowcoming,” Clynes said. “I’ve been doing it for four years and I’m happy I was Vice President my last year.”

Baylie had the opportunity to graduate in December this year because she had the required amount of credits, but she chose to finish the rest of the school year.

“I could have graduated early but I didn’t because I would miss prom and planning snowcoming with StuCo and I really like doing that every year,” Clynes said.

Baylie’s counselor was a beneficial resource for her to get in contact with colleges and figure out where she wants to go and what she wants to do.

“The counselors help you get in touch with the admissions counselors the school partners with it helps a lot,” Clynes said.

The counselors enjoy helping the seniors get on track to graduate as well as go to college because they know how overwhelming the process can be.

“We enjoy giving advice and helping set the seniors up with the admissions counselors,” counselor Lisa Woodrum said. “We have the scholarship drawer and are always open to give advice to make college going easier on the student’s.”

Senior year has changed a lot of people and it’s slowly but surely coming to an end for the class of 2016. During her last semester of high school Baylie plans to continue to work hard and finish her Senior year with good grades.

“This has been an unforgettable four years and high school I will miss it, but in order for my future to go as planned I can’t give up now,” Clynes said.