Senioritis can be classified as a type of psychotic disorder. This disorder can be seen in seniors all around the world, and McClintock High School’s senior class is not an exception.

If a student is showing signs of lethargy that results in a severe lack of motivation to stay productive and slight antisocial behaviors for several weeks straight, then that student can be showing signs of Senioritis.

“I have been able to keep up with homework, but I have been falling a bit behind with all of my essay writing,” said senior Adriana Puente-Reinhardt. “This winter break is actually going to be my savior because I am planning on finishing everything in one full swoop.”

One persisting symptom of Senioritis in senior students is the steady decline of work turned in for certain classes.

“I tend to pick and choose not between different assignments, but between classes,” said senior Allison Valenzuela. “If I have missing work for two classes, but in one class I have a C, while in the other one I have a B, I will make sure to catch myself up on the class with the lower grade and disregard missing work in the other class.”

Although there is no known medical diagnosis for Senioritis, teachers are usually the first to notice if a student is showing signs.

“I have seen a decline in classwork turned in, but at the same time I also see a mad rush to turn in late work, especially during the last couple weeks of the semester, said APUSH and government teacher Paul Bradley. “Students who are making up work tend to show less of an effort because of the fact they are just trying to get stuff down on the paper.”

Some sure-fire psychosocial stressors that can lead to a student shutting down are college applications, classwork, midterms, and finals. The best way to avoid the resulted stress of senioritis is to keep up on all classwork and create a calendar of when things outside of high school are due as well.