The Bigger Picture

 "Mean Girls" says it all, High School is a place where some it comes naturally and to others it's like survival of the fittest. It's no secret that there are some that are higher on the totem pole than others, there are clicks, gossip, rumors. It's life amplified in our own teenage world, but there are so many good things too. High School is full of opportunities, friends, and the ability to learn from our mistakes. The struggles of a typical teenager, or the expectations we put on each other can be released into something amazing, whether it be a talent, sport, or art. Something to be created by only the mind set we have, if you ask me teenagers get a bad "rep." We're sassy, moody, lazy, and a little out of control, but we have it in us to take all of those things and turn into something.

Art is my escape and my freedom, I have a blank canvas where I can do and create anything I want. It's where I can mean something, I can make mistakes and fix them without judgement of others. I am beyond high school, or just a teenager. We all have something outside of the standard. We get up in the morning, get ready for school, dress to impress (most of us), come to school and go straight to our group of friends and go about our norm. Outside of that we have the dedicated artist, the top athlete, the talented singer, or the study worm all with one purpose; to aspire to be something bigger. We all have something in common, a steady focus, we are all beyond high school. Even though we continue to go about our day by day, and we'll probably never break our habits there is always the bigger picture.