Hollis Brookline class of 2013 has that senior swagger

And with that, the 2012-13 school year has begun. Regardless of what the summer had in store for the students at Hollis Brookline High School, they have returned for another year of schooling, socializing and sporting. Although each class deserves credit – especially the freshmen, who have quite the road ahead of them – it’s time for the seniors to take up the reins and lead. The seniors are coming out of what is notoriously the hardest year in high school, yet they seem to be more collected than one would expect. Last year was no doubt their most impressive: They won Pep Rally, raised copious amounts of money, kept morale high and even managed to keep stellar grades in their classes. Although repeating such a year will be strenuous, senior class President Josh Rines said he’s confident they can because they “are very motivated and aren’t pretentious.” Along with wanting to do well this year, there are perks to being a senior. When asked what he was enjoying most thus far, senior Greg Marinaccio said, “Being the oldest in the school.” Because middle school included only two grades, the seniors haven’t been much older than their peers since the days of sixth grade. This feeling of superiority seems to be quite refreshing for some. Senior Brian Thibodeau said he enjoys having seventh-period options most because “it removes any after-school stress that I always felt in my first three years.” Arguably the easiest distinction between senior year and others is the options that allow students to have a free period when they can do as they please.