SENIOR ADVICE
SAYING GOODBYE

To the staff who help publish our literary magazine every year, The Muse is more than just another class. It's an escape from the stress of school and the expectations of society, and a way for us to find others who enjoy the arts as much as we do. In the hours we spend building our magazine from the ground up, blasting music in our work room, having spontaneous doughnut parties, and laughing our heads off, we become a family - a group of extraordinary misfits who have found their place in a classroom of people who sing the same tune. Every year, when we have to say goodbye to some of our own, it not only breaks our hearts but leaves an empty space in The Muse. They do not, however, entirely leave; they leave their legacies within the hands of their juniors. And so, as our seniors move forward to the next chapter of their life, they bid farewell with words of advice as we trek the very same mountains that they have now surpassed.

To our dear seniors:
Good luck in college - we love you, and we miss you!

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THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 2020

DONYA MOGHADDARI:
​SENIOR YEAR EXPECTATIONS vs. REALITY

In this piece, Donya provides a real and down-to-earth perspective of senior year. She busts through myths of being a senior and gives underclassmen insight on what to expect in their tiresome but nostalgic last year of high school.  Click the link below to read her beliefs and what she wants other students to know about this turning point in her and other seniors' lives.

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​KRISTEN HARRIOTT:
​DEAR FRESHMEN

In a reflective piece, Kristen writes to the underclassman body of everything she wished she knew when she was once a freshman too, in order to help them through the journey of college and high school. Life is hard if you try to navigate it yourself; read her article below to find out how she made it through to become the person she is today. 

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