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With thee summer approaching, how are you going to spend your time wisely? Illustration: Emma H0arris
THERE’S NO TIME LEFT, SO DON’T WASTE IT WITH THE SUMMER MONTHS APPROACHING SURPRISINGLY FAST, WE DO NOT HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT -SO MAKE THE MOST OF IT. MAGGIE LINDSTROM Managing Editor-In-Chief With school coming to it’s close, we are all left thinking one thing: summer. This is the time of year for anything to happen. Anything feels possible on a summer night, because there is nothing to do; no plans, no responsibilities
-Your time is the most priceless thing in this world, so do something you can look back on. (necessarily), and, most importantly, no school to think about. The summer is the perfect time to get ahead of the game and begin planning out what to do next or learn a new hobby or just simply catch up on sleep. So do not waste it! If you’re a junior this year, this is your last
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highschool summer. If you are a sophomore or below, this might not be your last highschool summer, but you don’t have many left, so make the most of it. This summer keep a schedule helping you not waste a moment of your time. There are a few ways you can ensure you won’t be wasting any of your time. The first way is planning fun but safe trips around the city to see what all Saint Louis can offer. At the beginning of summer, set a goal for yourself that, by the end of the summer, you will have accomplished. This goal could be to get out of your comfort zone once every day, learn a new language, build something like a desk or chair, or this goal could be as silly as trying to go to bed at 8 p.m. one night. Just try something new, something crazy, something that won’t waste your time. Do something it would be worth your time in the future to sit down and remember. Not everything is going to be perfect though. Be prepared to be disappointed if something does not go as planned. This is a very common
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thing; plans get changed or shifted or even cancelled. But the challenge is still making the most of that time you did get. Look for the ups, because looking for the downs is like looking for the words on this piece of paper. The ups
-Avoid just planning things this summer for the sake of planningare harder and brighter, so learn front the downs and take joy in the ups. No time will be wasted if you take every second captivite with a purposeful plan. The next thing you can do is plan with a purpose and plan with an idea in your mind. Yes, spontaneous plans are super fun. But don’t just wait for something to pop into your head, do both planned and unplanned things. Don’t just call a friend to hang out with no idea what to do, call a friend and say let’s drive 20 minutes away from your house and stop at the first gas
station we see and buy the cheapest thing there. Make a plan, and don’t be surprised if they turn out different than expected, that is a part of the fun of it. You can be pleasently surprised what can turn out to be fun, we you put both effort and thought into planning out a day. This is where a schedule that can keep track of your time and make sure you stay on task for your day and for your summer. If time management is a problem for you, maybe keep a schedule can be your goal for the summer. With no time left in the school year, comes to grip with the fact that yo maybe did not get to do everything you had in mind this school year. But don’t let that impede on your summer, think about everything you did not do and try to do it this summer. Also don’t let those final grades hurt your feels, you have many more grades to come and it will be okay. You are way more than a letter on a piece of paper, so work at that this summer. Work on your mindsets and your hobbies. But most importantly come out of the summer feeling like you did not waste your time.
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So get some people together and set some goals and plan a wonderful summer full of everything you all need. Full of memories, full of unforgotable memores that help stop and wish you could live in that moment forever. Summer really is about taking a break from the worries and structure of the school year. so use this break to grow in your faith, in your relationships, and in your health or mindset. If you have any unforgotable memories na dwnat to share them to show how you have not been wasting away your time this summer, share it with someone. or even write it down, don’t let yourself forgot the moment.
-We’ll see you all back in the fall with another issue, so tell us how your summer went then!-
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