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Senior year ends: Emotions run high For high school students, time is the villain. It's collapsing in on them. 'Bittersweet is what describes the last month,' says psychologist Marsha Levy-Warren. So does peripatetic. Not only is your teenager a moving target that's hard to keep physical track of, but his or her emotions are as unpredictable as a pinball. > Read more

Senior year ends: Emotions run high

For high school students, time is the villain. It's collapsing in on them. "Bittersweet is what describes the last month," says psychologist Marsha Levy-Warren. So does peripatetic. Not only is your teenager a moving target that's hard to keep physical track of, but his or her emotions are as unpredictable as a pinball.
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(At left, Medford High School's 2009 commencement. Aram Boghosian / Globe File Photo)