Itıs in the halls, the Quad and the classrooms. You can hear it and sense it.
But what is it?
Senioritis. Marian style.
Some of the students donıt even know what this strange disease is, ³Itısa
fungus?² asks freshman Missy Dodendorf jokingly.
With the seniors counting down the last few days of school
(running total: 11 days left for seniors, counting field week and finals days
as of April 30), itıs easy to imagine that many are getting antsy for summer,
graduation, and all the essentials-like sun, days at the pool, and the lack of
any schedules at all-that come along with them.
³Iım just really
looking forward to going to college and partying,² said senior Kelly Lawrence.
Lawrence, along with a group of other seniors can be found during their Block A
study hall lounging in the Quad. But theyıre not doing their homework.
³During study hall we
just kind of draw and stuff,² said one of Lawrenceıs senior study hall mates
Marissa Headley, ³but they [the teachers] donıt really give us that much to
do.²
Many of the seniors
feel that the quickly approaching summer is not only affecting the students,
but the teachers and staff as well. With homework getting less and less, tests
and quizzes becoming less frequent and wardrobes becoming all around ready for
fun in the sun, there is a visible change in the Marian faculty.
Some teachers,
however just see the coming summer as a deadline.
³Thereıs less time.
So itıs harder to get everything done so they [the students] can be ready for
the next class. With all the countdowns its tough to try and fit everything in,
especially in math,² said math teacher Mrs. Lisa Schmidt.
Several underclassmen
also claim to be suffering from senioritis.
³My senioritis is
mainly procrastination and all together not doing things,² said junior Emily
Bartlett, ³but I just have to make myself sit down and do my stuff.²
Senioritis usually
becomes evident during the middle of third quarter, slowly becoming more and
more widely spread until the end of the year. Senior Maria Garcia-Santiago says
that her senioritis hits her hard on Mondays when she, ³Has to carry a cold
backpack into school.² This is due, in part, to leaving her bag in her car all
weekend and not doing any homework.
The freshmen may not
be able to understand the complexity of this disease yet, but the sophomores
are starting to get an idea.
³Itıs a disorder for
seniors who are too tired to do any work so they just slack off,² said
sophomore Amanda Goodrich. Closer, but not quite there yet.
³Itıs when the
seniors are tired of school and work and they just canıt stand to be here
anymore,² suggests junior Ali Rensch. Thatıs almost it but only someone with
the disease herself can best describe senioritis.
³Senioritis is when
youıre too lazy to study for a test, but you will get up at 5:45 am to do
senior prank,² answers senior Michelle Gates. Well, someone sure knows what
sheıs talking about!