Congratulations, you made it halfway through high school! Junior year can be exhausting, but I hope the advice I’m going to give you will help make it a little easier to navigate.

I recommend participating in extracurricular activities that pique your interest as well as taking courses that challenge you. Although it may feel like a lot, being more involved in school activities, clubs, and harder classes is a great way to start building interests and helping to develop college applications. It may seem far away, but starting to think about college now is going to help you greatly in the future. You do not want to have to worry.

As you go into your junior year, you gain more trust and responsibility. Having fun is a good way to balance your school workload and making smart decisions is very important. Don’t do anything that you would regret doing or that could affect your options in the future.

Making good connections with peers and staff will help to develop opportunities for letters of recommendation or job references. Being a good person and a well rounded student who is hard working and respectful will pay off in the long run.

Counselor Advice – Lisa Woodrum

Woodrum is the junior class counselor. She is in charge of helping juniors begin preparing for college and prepping for the ACT/SAT.

“My goals are that our juniors do a interest inventory so they can plan for post high school, so that by senior year they will know what they are looking for,” Woodrum said.