bittersweet: adj., pleasure mingled with pain

1 speech class (per semester).

2 English A classes.

3 English 9 classes.

9 months. 

36 weeks.

170 days.

1,190 hours (not counting after school & extracurricular events)

approx. 1 million homework assignments.

approx. 1 billion essays.

92 final exams.

And just like *that* - it's all over.