Students of Sparta: Sarim Awan

Written by: Eva Jardine 

We sat down with Sarim Awan, a Sparta senior, reflecting on his last four years at SHS and his advice for fellow students entering the transitional and sometimes transformative senior year of high school.

How has Sparta High School helped you in achieving your goals?

Well, Sparta High School has numerous clubs that have various "extensions." I was always a big fan of biology and engineering. They have robotics clubs and classes such as Bio-med and AP Biology, which I took and was an amazing class. Robotics has furthered my love for engineering.

How is your senior year, and how has it differed from your previous years at Sparta High School?

I definitely think my senior year I’ve been doing a lot more than my freshman year. My freshman year I was in zero clubs and now as a senior, I do a lot to keep busy. I’m in numerous clubs. I’m in Student Council. I’m in yearbook, debate, robotics, a bunch of science clubs, the American Red Cross club, Key Club, and more. I think that's very different from freshman year when I was only a part of one club. Also, I’m taking more challenging classes. I didn't think I could take any AP classes before, and now I'm in multiple.

Do you have any advice for any other students who are entering Sparta High School, or entering their senior year?

I’d basically say senior year is the easiest and the hardest year of high school. Cause for one, it’s no different than junior year except you have no time because of college applications. You have to just keep on track- don’t miss a beat. Start around the summer of junior year; just start early. Know where you’re applying, that’s definitely a big thing. Know where you’re applying, know what you want to do in college. Just have a plan and follow that plan.

What's next for you?

Hopefully, I get into the colleges that I applied to and from there. Hopefully, everything works out- I get into the schools, the programs I want.

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