The New Testament
What to Expect Your Sophomore Year in High School
For Christian Teens
Jan 1970
You're Not the Little Fish Anymore
Freshman Year is over! Thank goodness, right? You've gotten through one hurdle of high school. You know where everything is now. You're familiar with the teachers. You understand who the Queen Bees are, and you've found your group of friends that will probably be by your side over the next few years. What's nice is that, while you're still an underclassman, you have freshmen that are looking up to you this time around. It also means a little more responsibility to show those Christian values and lend a helping hand to the new kids who don't know how to get from the gym to room 202. Put yourself back in their shoes, just for a little bit, and remember how someone lent you a helping hand. Or if they didn't, remember how it made you feel.
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Now that you're in your sophomore year, teachers no longer baby you. You'll be expected to do more work and take more responsibility. It's expected that you built up your study skills during your freshman year. So, you can now hone them during your sophomore year. The amount of homework goes up, and the classes get even more challenging. It's also your chance to make up for any mistakes you made during your freshman year. Maybe you struggled during 9th grade as you settled in. Now that you feel more comfortable, you can start thinking about building up your GPA.
The PSAT/Pre-ACT
Choosing Electives Begins to Matter
When you're a sophomore, electives begin to matter more to you both in honing your interests while also doing what will look good on college applications. Suddenly it seems like you're not choosing electives just to have fun, but instead to get into the places you want to go. Be careful here, though. You still want to enjoy high school, so even if you're doing before and after-school activities that you think matter, you should like doing them.
College Becomes a Real Thought
Suddenly your sophomore year becomes about thinking forward to college. You start to think first if you want to go to college. Then it becomes what college you want to go to. If you don't want to go to college, you'll have to consider your other post-high-school options. You know you have some time to decide where you're going, sure, but the thoughts start to seep in during this year.
You Get Behind the Wheel
Some sophomores are lucky enough to turn 16 during the first semester, but most will turn driving age by the end of the school year. While there is all this anxiety mounting about the college talk, this is the year that you will likely get your driver's license. It's an exciting rite of passage for most high school students, and one of the scariest times for your parents (so cut them a little slack when they worry).
