As the 2025 school year ends, students at Mamaroneck High School are experiencing a variety of emotions. While the anticipation of warm summer days and a break from schoolwork slowly builds, students are still consumed by the stress and anxiety of final exams, the suspense of the upcoming school year, and the bittersweet goodbyes of high school.
Across all grades, MHS students are facing the looming reality of end-of-the-year exams. It is a rare time when the entire student body shares the stress of late-night study sessions and the race to summer.
Incoming Senior Tricia Latimer (’26) reflects on this workload stating that she has “around three hours of [school]work every night, rowing [practice] until 6:00 p.m. every day after school, clarinet lessons, and driving lessons some days.”
She further explains that she is “a bit burnt out” and pushing herself is getting increasingly harder. Each grade works relentlessly—whether for APs in May, Regents exams in June, or the upcoming SAT/ACT. Burnout is inevitable. Still, students continue to push themselves, fueled by the knowledge that summer break is just around the corner.
Despite summer being just a month away, students are still anxious about the academic year ahead. Sophomore Maggie Lanza (’27) admits she’s “feeling terrified,” knowing junior year is arguably the most stressful. She’s already anticipating the heavy workload that comes with AP classes, college testing, and the lacrosse season. Similarly, Latimer shares her apprehension about college applications but acknowledges that senior year will bring exciting opportunities and memorable experiences, such as the senior musical and spirit weeks.
While students rigorously prepare and study, they’re also marking their calendars for exciting upcoming events, such as prom, graduation, etc. With seniors gone on internship, the high school feels much smaller, extending to the general school climate.
Lanza describes her current whirlwind of emotions regarding this final stretch as “exhausting,” but states that “there is a light at the end of the tunnel,” capturing the mood of many underclassmen. The final months of school become hard because students are intensely anticipating the summer yet still have to push through the last weeks.
Throughout high school, students have consistently demonstrated growth and resilience. Annabel Sexton (’25) reflects that she has “grown socially” in classes like NPR and culinary because she was “forced to branch out, take classes and befriend people that [she] would never talk to on a daily basis.” As the year comes to a close, student accomplishments shine through. Seniors like Sexton are proud of how far they’ve come, and younger students look ahead with hope and determination
Amid late-night study sessions, final goodbyes, continuous test prep, and more, one thing has become clear: students at Mamaroneck High School are resilient. All the studying and hard work are paying off, and no time makes that more apparent than the final months of school. While these last few weeks might be hard to push through, summer is near, and the students at Mamaroneck High School should be proud of all they’ve accomplished this year
