{"id":113,"date":"2010-11-03T15:32:12","date_gmt":"2010-11-03T15:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=113"},"modified":"2014-04-07T07:16:50","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T12:16:50","slug":"freshmen-discuss-their-first-year-in-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=113","title":{"rendered":"Freshmen Discuss Their First Year in High School"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Tori Godwin<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a new year. That means: new classes, new friendships, new excitements, and of course, new freshmen. Every year, freshmen come into this new environment with worries and excitement, which has them thinking about their freshmen year.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cI have really enjoyed the freedom we have been given,\u201d states Deborah Ander, reflecting on her freshman year so far. \u201cThe upper class men have been great, too!\u201d \u201cSchool is going great for me!\u201d says Amanda Wolford. Now that they are in high school, they have to get used to certain things such as longer class periods, fewer class periods, and trimesters, which could cause a stuggles for\u00a0 them.How do they feel about high school so far? Grifin\u00a0 Materson simply states \u201cHigh school\u00a0 is way better,\u201d while Isabel Seago says \u201cHigh school is so different from the junior high because there is a lot more stuff to do.\u201dIt is true. High school has a lot to offer freshmen, but Macie McMichael likes the fact that \u201cWe have more freedom and are treated like adults.\u201d Carissa May says that here is better food in high school.
\nAs this year goes along, freshmen will realize how many more class options are available to them. When there is a variety of options, there is a new and fun experience or serious study time.\u00a0 \u201cTheater and choir are easy and fun!\u201d Gianella Cerriteno says about her easiest class so far. She also say that Biology is her hardest class.\u201cMy easiest class is Biology with Mr. Cox. My hardest class is English Honors with Mrs. Richter.\u201d Wolford states.\u00a0 Seago says \u201cMy easiest class so far is Earth and Space Science. My hardest class is English 9 Honors.\u201d Ander explains \u201cI think Nutrition and Wellness is the easiest and most fun! I think Geometry Honors is the hardest.\u201d
\nAlso, there are more extra curricular activities available to freshmen, which has them planning the out of school activities that they want to try this year. May says she wants to do \u201cPlays\/Snow White.\u201d this year.\u00a0 Seago explains \u201cI plan on doing Spanish Club and I\u2019m doing golf right now.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Ander says she wants to do \u201cCross Country, Swimming, Theater, Prayer Club, and possibly Spanish Club.\u201d
\nBy the end of the year, freshmen will want to say that they made an accomplishment. Wolford says\u00a0 about a goal for this year \u201cI want to play tennis and make the swim team my freshman year.\u201d Seago explains \u201cOne thing I would like to accomplish as a freshman is to try to be the nicest\/happiest person in my grade.\u201dMorgan Hite says one thing she wants to accomplish this year is to \u201cGet all A\u2019s and meet a lot of people.\u201d Cerriteno says her goal is to \u201cBe a good student!\u201d
\nNow that they had a taste of being a freshman, they know what advice to give to a new student about being a freshman. Hite says she would tell a new freshmen\u00a0 \u201cDon\u2019t be scared. It\u2019s not that bad.\u201d Cerriteno says she would say \u201cBe yourself! Remember to have fun and try your hardest. Never quit!\u201d McMichael says she would say \u201cIt\u2019s not as hard\/scary as you think, so don\u2019t be nervous.\u201d Jacob Yazel jokingly states \u201cObey upper classmen.\u201d Ander explains \u201cJust stay calm and ask if you need help. Everyone is so helpful and nice!\u201d The Pilgrim Perspective wishes freshmen the best as they conquer their first year in high school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Tori Godwin It\u2019s a new year. That means: new classes, new friendships, new excitements, and of course, new freshmen. Every year, freshmen come into this new environment with worries and excitement, which has them thinking about their freshmen year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":178,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[11],"class_list":["post-113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-feature","tag-october-2010"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/178"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=113"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":480,"href":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113\/revisions\/480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}