A LIFE AT MAKATI SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL

UNEDITED SAMPLE LITERARY ARTICLE
By Ma. Shiela Luzon Magistrado
IV - Albert Einstein


I will be leaving high school soon but I still don’t want to. It’s like I’ve been studying for the past three years and unable to notice that I’m about to leave Makati Science High School. It has been a part of me. It has built me.
When I was in my freshmen year, I never care about grades. I would simply study because I enjoy doing so. Those were the days that we would go to every place that we would like. We'd hang out in Starbucks especially if it is half-hay or every month when we get our most awaited stipend.

I learned to mingle with different type of people. They showed me how important I am in this world. They taught me what life is all about. I enjoyed their company a lot.

Before we knew it, it is already the end of our freshmen days. Our section was so bored then that we named ourselves in an old-fashioned way. We also played in the corridors of the school. We had a great time those last days.

Sophomores’ days were different. I became a little "GC". I also became more addicted to books. Yes, books.
I had new set of classmates this time. I wasn't so sure how to treat them, but eventually we all became close.

They taught me how important friends were. How they would always be there anytime, anywhere by heart.

I had friends from other sections too. My classmates before were still the same. They are still my best friends.

Those days were full of activities. We enjoy the cutting of classes and excuses whenever there is an event or a program.

Me and my friends became so close that even after sophomore days ended we were still going to each other's houses or go into a group date.

And before I knew it, I am a junior student. One year left and I will be leaving this school. After two school years of not caring about my grades, this year I became addicted to having high grades. I would study real hard even just for a quiz. But I'm still the same person that wouldn't do her homework at home and instead do it at school. This was the year that our class became like a family. We would usually hang-out in Mandaluyong at Jeb's house. I would say that this section is the "GCiest" section I have ever been because we went to Mandaluyong just to do a project and went home really late. I really love that section and the people in it.

Up until now we miss each other so much. And I'd say we're really intact as a section.

Now, it is my final year.
I do not want to leave yet but it’s the way it should be. It is a boundary to the outer world. We will meet many people out there. We will learn many things from the bigger outside world. We will be hurt and be strong. We will live and still live on.