October has been nothing short of a crazy month. Not only did we have Homecoming, Spirit Week, Powderpuff, and so many other school activities, but there have also been many fall sports being played.

I play soccer, and this season has been very bittersweet in the sense of it being my last season to ever play soccer again in high school. I try to savor every moment because this season truly has flown by me in the blink of an eye, and now, as I write this, we have one more game left in regular season before playoffs.

I find it very hard to balance sports, schoolwork, and social.

I’ve always heard going through high school that senior year is the easiest, but this year has been the most academically challenging year I have ever had. I have struggled trying to find time to finish all my work, and my grades are lower than they have been in previous years.

I feel like October is prime senior high and, in a few weeks, I will be back on a regular schedule.

With that being said, I need to prioritize and put school first so that I can be successful and not go to bed past midnight every night. I don’t want to feel tired throughout the entire school day just because I decided to cram in all my work last minute.

I truly do believe that I will eventually get back into a schedule and back on track, but I truly am trying to enjoy my last year of high school because in a blink of an eye, the first quarter is over and the class of ’25 only has three more quarters left.

It feels like just yesterday I was getting my schedule and meeting all my teachers for the first time, and now we are just months away from walking across that stage to get our diplomas and getting accepted into college.

It feels surreal to be thinking about college and how much harder it’s going to be to prioritize sports, school, and social. I think if I figure it out now, it will only benefit me more when I get to college when it’s even harder.