Hey Y’all, and welcome back to Teen Scene in ENID MONTHLY. For May, I thought it would be interesting to tell my readers about 5 things I loved doing for my sophomore year and some things to look forward to for upcoming sophomores. Let’s go!!
To start, one of my favorite things I got to participate in this year was Show Choir!! If you have never heard of it, Show Choir is a musical ensemble that combines choral singing with choreographed dance, often with an overarching theme. We have a lot of Pom girls on our team, and they help choreograph all of our dances as well as Alumni. I was so scared when we had to audition, but since the teacher/director is my Track and XC coach, I got less nervous. Show Choir was an amazing experience, and I can’t wait to do it the rest of my high school years.
Another fun experience to look forward to is Prom!!! Freshmen are not allowed to attend prom, so as a freshman, I was very disappointed. You get to dress up all pretty with your friends and dance and hang out all night!! Sounds like a pretty fun time to me! The only downside as a sophomore is that you have to be invited by an upperclassman, so hopefully you have some friends who are a junior or senior that can sign you up!!
Getting to participate in May Fete is also an amazing and fun experience. Enid High May Fete is a rite of passage for the senior class of Enid High School. It comes from an old English May Day tradition that celebrates the coming of spring. Enid High turned this tradition into a ceremony that welcomes spring and honors the senior class each year. As a sophomore and junior, you get to be a pole winder and wrap a ribbon in a synchronized step dance around the “May Pole”. You get to dress in pretty dresses and carry around a beautiful floral arrangement called a Nosegay.
An exciting event that will probably happen during most sophomore students’ years is getting your permit or license! I am not quite old enough to get my license because I am still 15, but I did get to earn my permit!! I love being able to drive with my mom or dad and being in control of my car rather than being a passenger-seat driver!!
The last thing I loved doing during my sophomore year was taking AP classes. I know you probably think I sound like a nerd, but I promise that’s not why I enjoyed taking them. I not only got to experience class with my junior and senior friends, but I also got a GPA boost!! I loved looking at my GPA and seeing the 4.25 right there. Now they are a bit more challenging than regular and honors classes, BUT it is worth it in the end. I really appreciated my AP lang and comp teacher, Mrs. Ragle. She has taught me so much this past year, and Aspen was also in her class with me, which made it 10 times better. Thank you for reading this month’s article. I hope you enjoyed it!! If you are an upcoming sophomore reading this, I really encourage you to participate in all things possible. If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for upcoming articles, email me at tweensceneenid@gmail.com I hope you have an amazing May!! See you next month :))))))
