High school bucket list

As the year begins, the Life Section wanted to remind everyone of key experiences they should fulfill before graduating. Whether you’re a freshman or senior, new to Poly or a lifer, we know that every high school experience is different; however, trying a few of the items on this bucket list may help you step out of your comfort zone and create lifelong memories you’ll be grateful for after receiving your diploma. Read senior Sophie Ankeles’s list below for ideas to spice up your year.

Touch grass
Read for fun (not just for your English class)
Learn a new language
Make friendship bracelets
Plan a group costume for Halloween
Attend a party
Come up with a life-defining senior quote
Get your driver’s license
Drive your friends around (only after the probationary period ends, of course)
Decorate your car
Attend all games (including your own)
Attend all play productions (trigger a standing ovation every night)
Vote in the 2026 US Midterm Election if 18
Coordinate a flash mob
Learn new recipes and share your baked goods with classmates
Ask someone out
Get rejected after asking someone out
Attend a Build-A-Bear workshop to recover from rejection
Come up with better passwords for all accounts before college
Reenact the plot of “Booksmart” (2019)
Stop by your elementary school
Put together a memory box
Bake a graduation cake
Buy Valentine’s Day gifts for all your classmates
Have a sleepover with your friends
Pull a reverse all-nighter (sleep 24 hrs)
Compete in a rivalry event
Win rivalry week
Brag on r/ApplyingToCollege the second you get into a college