English teacher Monica Jariwala has been teaching for two years at MVHS. She has seen patterns and differences in the behavior of seniors as the second semester begins.
I have very hardworking students, but especially now that it’s second semester, I see some students showing signs of senioritis. They’re still doing the work, but you can tell that they’re at times just staring off. After a long weekend especially, it’s a lot harder for them to get back in here than it is for my junior students. English teacher Monica Jariwala
Senior Peter Kim is a member of Leadership and a teacher assistant for a Literature class. One of the main activities he enjoys taking part in is reading for pleasure and knowledge.
“I have this book called ‘Currency Wars’ that I haven’t been able to read for the past four years,” Kim said. “I got it a while ago that I really didn’t touch the book until now. I opened it and I got halfway through it, but I never really finished it.”
Sahai also enjoys reading for pleasure, but she also looks forward to watching more movies with her family and spending more time with them.
“Just this weekend, they were watching something,” Sahai said. “And instead of [going] ‘Oh shoot. I have to do this X, Y, and Z’, I just sat down and watched it and didn’t worry about what I had to do. That was really nice.”
Senior Aarohi Palkar chooses to practice more pencil-sketch drawings with her newfound free time. She learned the art of drawing from her mother, and has been doing it since about third grade.
Even though Palkar enjoys being complimented for her talents, the thing she enjoys most from her friends and family is feedback on how she can improve her next piece.
“I like people criticizing my drawings. That’s the main thing,” Palkar said. “Everyone just looks at it and is like, ‘Oh, it’s so good!’ But then I have a couple friends who are like ‘Oh, the eyes are slightly off’, or ‘The ear is really light’ or something like that, and I really like stuff like that because it actually helps my drawing.”
