Graduation Night

Graduation Night Graduation is the ending of one of the biggest parts of a person’s life. Every year, seniors look forward to walking across that line and receiving their diplomas. The one thing that most don’t expect though, is to find out that their name won’t be called out in front of families, friends, and teachers because of one stupid mistake they did during their last year. I never realized the importance and the consequences of my mistakes in high school until I was told that I might not graduate with my senior class. Like most seniors, I started off senior year on a good note. I was serious about going to college and realized I had to get my priorities straight. So with the help of my mother, I became organized, turned in all my assignments on time, applied for colleges and so on. Things were looking out great for me and I was sure I had senior year covered and in the bag. All I needed to do was ride it out and wait for college to come around so I could begin the rest of my life. During this time, I had stepped into the role of being the Battalion Commander for the Trojan Battalion in the Barren County High School Junior Reserved Officer Training Corps or also known as JROTC. I was finally top dog, the woman in charge, and it was the greatest feeling ever. I had hopes and goals that I would lead the JROTC into the next level with my best friend, David Pippin, at my side. I knew the challenges that were up against me and I knew that I had the hardest job in the battalion but I wasn’t going to let that stop me from being the best I was. From that point on in my senior year, I became the multi-tasker. I was balancing a job at Kentucky Fried Chicken on four to five nights a week, my position as Commander and doing what’s best for the cadets and on top of that trying to keep up with school work and the