SAN JOSE, CALIF. — With only 18 days left, we look back on David Marentes’ memories, advice, and plans after Silver Creek High School. 

There are many students here at Silver Creek with unknown lives. Today, we’d like to shout out one of our soon-to-be graduated students here at Silver Creek. Being a senior can feel unreal for some class of 2024 students because their freshman year never came. 

Don’t be afraid to ask any of your senior class friends any of these questions to hopefully get to know them a little better! It could be a great way to understand their feelings about two weeks left of school!

School can fly by pretty fast. During these times you should make genuine and sincere friendships, because you never know what will happen after you graduate. When we asked Marentes how he felt, he responded saying, “If I could change anything about these past four years of high school, it would be definitely be to enjoy it because it felt like it flew by.”

While being a senior can have it’s perks, it’s not always a walk in the park, “The worst thing about being a senior in  high school is trying to finish the year off strong and getting prepared for college,” said Marentes.

A lot of seniors experience Senioritis, a feeling of decreased motivation towards your classes and work in the final countdown to graduation, which can absolutely bring some people down. “I have experienced Senioritis, I feel like it has just started for me. A way to describe it is like those days where you can’t get up from bed, you know you should get up and do something, but you never manage to. It’s a sick feeling,” said Marentes.

Our interviewee, David Marentes posing for the photo.

Photo Credits: Haded Cardenas 

 Never feel afraid or ashamed to reach out to your teachers, many, if you ask are always willing to help. “Ms. Stalkhe always pushes us to try harder and to not stress over little things in life. She is also the first teacher to help with real life issues like understanding taxes, experiencing an interview, and much more,” said Marentes.

Seniors are always the best people in school to ask for advice. They are always willing to help. “The number one piece of advice I would give out to a freshman is that you should try your best in everything you do, even if you don’t feel like it’s that big of a deal. A lot of seniors regret some actions they did in freshman/sophomore year when they look at their credits and/or gpa,” said Marentes.