Puppy Love?

Dating in high school is a big debate for some people, mostly parents, who think their kids should wait till they're 26 to start dating. When teenagers start to date too young, like freshmen, they use the words "I love you" within weeks of dating and never see the person but they just claim they are "dating". Another thing teenagers do when they start dating is they will cut off the rest of the world and just talk, think, and see their boyfriend or girlfriend, they start to lose friends, grades start to slip and they lose theirselves in this feeling called lust. I'm not saying all of this because I waited to start dating, because I didn't, My first boyfriend was in 6th grade haha. But this is all from experience, I think junior or senior year are good years to start more serious relationships if the person is mature enough to handle them.

Teenagers shouldn't cage themselves from the opposite sex till graduation because that would be do more harm then good. Teenagers should go out and flirt and hang out with guys and girls. But they should find someone they have fun with, who believes in their dreams, who listens to their problems and gives them advice because they care, who makes them smile, someone who wants them to live their own life, who they can be themselves with and makes them a better person. 


They should find a best friend who they just so happens to be dating. But I'm saying this from experience, because those are all the things my boyfriend does for me, and I think everyone should experience all of those details in their relationships, puppy love or the real deal.

So Where Are You Going to College?

"So where are you going to colllege?" Right when I turned to senior status last summer that was all I heard from everyone I talked to, friends, neighbors, parents friends, and family, they all wanted to know and I started to notice the more I heard the question, the most I questioned myself. Those seven words made me think "Where do you see yourself being one year from now?" and back then I had zero clue where I wanted to go or what I wanted to do, But I didn't have forever to figure it out.

When you hit senior year make sure you know how to answer that question, not for other peoples knowledge but for yourself. You need to figure out where you want to go as soon as possible, go on some college visits and look around at in state schools and out of state. When you figure that out then start to apply to the colleges you could picture yourself being at, get some good recommendation letter from your teachers and spend a good amount of time writing your college essays. The sooner you do all of that the sooner you will know where you will be going to school the on coming fall. Make sure you do not wait till days before the cut off day to do these things because you will regret it. College is a big deal, and you have to work to get into college. If you can make it to graduation you can make it to college.

For All You Freshmen...

I'm Alisha Aerni and I am a senior at Avon Lake High School, which is crazy to think that in just 109 days I will be graduating. So I thought that I could share my stories and hopefully help anyone trying to make it to graduation. I know this is sorta late for the freshemen this year but this is advice for the up and coming freshmen on how to survive your first year in high school. All you have to know is an high school will NOT eat you up and spit you back out, this isn't hollywood, you will survive the next four years. The problem I had my freshmen year, and others would agree, is that I cared way too much about what everyone else thought of me that I stopped being myself. Freshmen year I was a cheerleader, hung out with dramatic brats, and let people step all over me just so they would like me, when I wanted to join the drama club, hang out with my old friends and be the leader my parents raised me to be. After awhile I started to find myself and then high school was so much more enjoyable. Just remember that it is better to be hated for who you really are then to be loved for someone that your not. These are some of the most important years in your life to figure out what kind of person you are so don't waste your time. Hopefully this advice will help you not make the mistakes I did freshmen year, and remember have fun!