Don't get overwhelmed by homesickness in the first few weeks. Initially many students will feel awkward or homesick because of how different it is from what their life used to be. If you still feel like this school is wrong for you after a year, you can consider other options for the following year.…
When I first arrived at high school, I was extremely nervous. The school was huge and there was not a familiar face in site. Although I was nervous, staff and students did their best to create a positive learning environment. Going into my sophomore year, I received the same positive energy from the staff and my peers. My guidance counselor, Ms. Hunter, helped me to prepare and offered me the opportunity to enroll in…
Good thing I’m ready by knowing this, so I won’t end up crushed. And school? Don’t get me started. Being a freshman isn’t easy. These halls are full of rumors, assumptions, and judgement.…
Freshman year was good for me in personal and educational way. Some anxieties that I had in fresh man year was that I was not going to be with my friends from middle school. I wanted to have classes with people that I knew at the time. I was lucky to have some of my friends in my classes.…
On Friday, August 21th, the day of Orientation, my journey began. I was enthusiastic and skittish at the time but also a little sad because i knew my summer had come to an end. I could feel the butterflies in my stomach move around as we getting closer and closer to my future high school. Finally, I had reached my destination LVCP. The first thing that popped out when I stepped foot on campus was seeing the painting in the front of the…
The school aspect of college hasn't really sunk in yet since were not very far into the semester. It definitely concerns me somewhat, but I think I will end up doing well. I naturally have a good work ethic through hockey, so I plan on using that into the classroom. Sure it will be harder sometimes because of practices and games and whatnot, but thats what my teammates and the rest of the accommodations that Potsdam supplies for us are for. It's a good start for me professor wise, since pretty much all of them seem to be very good at what they do. The only thing that has gotten me a little annoyed and anxious about is all the reading. Reading takes up a lot of time and that what most of college is. My time management needs to be very efficient if I'm going to do well this year. I hope my next four years here will just keep getting better and better as I meet new people and explore new things. There is still so much I haven't done yet and so many experiences I have to look forward too as long as my school works stays up to…
Through my short 7 weeks here at St. Olaf I have had many different experiences. First, when I arrived for football camp on August 12th. Initially I felt uncomfortable, out of place in somewhere new where I really didn’t know anyone. On the other hand it was intriguing, such a beautiful place on a hill, where you feel on top of the world. Then, it was time to say bye to my parents for the first time in 18 years. That made everything more uncomfortable and made me feel more confused, which I am sure every freshman felt. Starting to meet the rest of the freshman and make friends was easier then I thought, because all of us were new here, and looking for people to talk to. Throughout a long-lasting two and a half weeks of camp friendships started…
You are in for a treat. I am about to give you a backstage pass to everything you need to know about surviving DuPont Manual High School. In the beginning things will be pretty crazy and yes you will probably be scared. Do not worry, by the end of the year you will not remember what stupid thing you did on the first day of school or how bad your hair looked. Just remember that High school is going to both the best times and the worst times of your life.…
Coming to a new school isn't easy - new people, new teachers, everything new around me;…
When you walk into a high school cafeteria, what do you see? As a new student or incoming freshmen, you see many unfamiliar faces. Once you enter a room of people you are unfamiliar with, you tend to feel uncomfortable or unwelcomed. Personally, I experienced those emotions myself, after moving from town to town. Whenever a see a new student, I know exactly how they feel. Their either nervous, upset, shy, or excited to start a new chapter in their life. My best friend Marie was a new student to Weber the same year I was. We found comfort in know that both of us didn’t know anyone. As we spent our off periods together, Marie informed me about Germany, her home town, and I talked to her about American tabloids, cool areas to visit, different…
Freshman year was not my best and I know I could do so much better. To avert disappointment and negativity in general, I plan to be more self-aware of significant issues and actually act for a different outcome. The Personal Skills Map helped to classify my strengths and weaknesses, and I am grateful to have such a useful tool to aid me in improving and most importantly keep moving forward. High school may be a challenging time with many expectations to adhere to, but I think it is one they key lessons to be learned (without them, what would be the point?). I will apply the quote by Rachel Wolchin, “The new year means nothing if you’re still in love with our comfort zone” to my own life in order to fulfill my…
One would never expect a freshman to have many problems in life. Ideally the first year of highschool usually includes self…
Growing up we all looked forward to starting high school, but how many of us enjoyed every bit of it? High school was a moment that I looked forward to; thoughts of doing what I finally wanted to flood my mind. In June 2008, I received my GSAT result and was delighted when I saw that I passed for the William Knibb Memorial High School; although a bit disappointed because it wasn’t on my top five list. High school was not everything that I expected. In a few days, I met a few nice people. The first week of school was amazing, but after a few weeks things started getting intense. High school; however, was no bed of roses, especially when it came onto the subjects, reports, and school rules.…
The last time I remember something as huge as starting in high school was having to move to Oregon from Alaska, but for better or for worse, here I am, attempting to make my mark on this big blue Earth. However, Highschool was never always just peaches, cream, rainbows and unicorns. If I’m to be one hundred percent honest here, I was legitimately terrified of it, whether it be the totally reasonable fear of being stuffed into a locker by a bully or getting lost in a labyrinth of corridors and passages of infinite classes and broom closets. But those fears never truly emerged up until the final days of freedom that remained from my graduation of 8th grade. As the days drew nearer, so did my fear reaching the brim of a breakdown. I was scared,…
The first day of freshman year I was extremely nervous to say the least, my palms were sweaty, I was shaking and I had this crazy feeling in my stomach. I don’t think I’ve ever been as nervous as I was that day. But then the nervousness wore off little by little once I saw how nervous every other freshman was. The first week quickly passed by but I still felt sad because I missed all of my friends from my old school and on top of that, the same week I started school, my only sister and closest friend had just started her freshman year at ECU. My feeling of loneliness quickly led to me being so depressed that often I would come home from school and cry.…