When seniors were asked what they would be doing after high school there were a lot of options. Such as going to college, which is what a lot of seniors are doing, or going straight into the work force, taking a break, or even joining the military. Around 85% of the seniors that were asked are going to college.
“I’ve always been passionate about education, and I feel like for what I want to do education is key,” Junior Ellie Carper said. “I want to prioritize that over working and get a little bit more experience in different areas, like in Iowa, not just here.”
Carper is a junior this year, but with hard work she is graduating early. She has been taking college classes and is going to be going into college as a sophomore. She is going to Pittsburg State University to major in biology, and then she is hoping to go to the University of Iowa and join their dental program. Her plans after college are to move to a big city and start a family and just live her life to the fullest.
Issac Mack said, “After high school (I will) go to OTC which is Ozark Technical Community College for culinary, hotel and restaurant management.”
After high school Mack wants to go to college, so that one day he can open his own restaurant. When asked where he would want to open a restaurant he said he wants to move somewhere different and open a restaurant because he has been in Pittsburg his whole life.
Mack said he wants to go to college because he wants to open his own restaurant. In order to do that he needs a degree. He is most excited to move away and get a new change of scenery to start his life.
Grace Rogers plans to go to Mid-America Nazarene University majoring in youth ministry. The reason she chose her major is because she has always looked up to her youth pastor, Trinity Ozias, and she feels like that is what she is meant to do with her life. Rogers is worried about the change from being at home with her family and in high school to moving two hours away for college.
She described getting ready for college as the song “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac. This song is about going through major life changes and growing as a person. After college she wants to become a youth pastor and bring young people to Jesus.
“I just feel like I was called,” Senior Grace Rogers said. “I want to inspire young people, lead them to Jesus, because I feel like that’s what I’m supposed to do.”
Kadence Burns said “I am going to Neosho Community College to play soccer.”
Burns is excited to play soccer at a collegiate level. She has played soccer her whole life and she can’t wait to continue playing after high school. She wants to major in criminal justice but she isn’t sure yet. If she majors in criminal justice she wants to go towards being a lawyer or something around that rather than being a cop. She is most nervous about moving somewhere that is new where she won’t know anyone. She is excited to make new friends and start this new chapter of her life.
They are majoring in everything from engineering, medical field and biology just to name a few. People are going to trade school. Some will go onto opening their own carpentry business or restaurant. As graduation quickly approaches and seniors are deciding what to do with the rest of their lives, they should think big and go for what they have dreamed of their whole life. This is when the seniors finally get to choose their path and do amazing things with it in the future.
There were many other options other than college. Walter Campbell is planning on saving money and moving to California. Sharon Batlok is going to go work with family at the Marshall Islands.
At the end of the day everyone will go their separate ways and in just a couple months these moments will just be memories, so seniors should live these last couple moments to the fullest.
“It’s going to be entirely different, and I’m super nervous about that but I know that God’s got this,” Rogers said.
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