{"id":94,"date":"2010-11-03T15:18:35","date_gmt":"2010-11-03T15:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=94"},"modified":"2014-04-07T07:16:50","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T12:16:50","slug":"the-class-of-2011-celebrates-their-first-last-day-of-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=94","title":{"rendered":"The Class of 2011 Celebrates Their First Last Day of High School"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Alexandria Schaffer<\/em><\/p>\n

This year\u2019s seniors never thought that this day would come, their last first day of school. After 13 years of having a first day of school, their last first day is finally here. As the class of 2011 approaches graduation, they look back and discuss their first days of school.<\/p>\n


\nWhen asked about what they were thinking about when he\/she realized this was the last first day of their high school career Jordin Cook responded \u201c1 day down, a million to go,\u201d while Kristy Clemons said \u201c I was thinking wow this is awesome, last year! Yay! But, I was also thinking wow how the years have gone by fast.
\nThroughout their 13 years of attending school, they always expected the same feeling of nervousness and anxiety, but this year was a different feeling that combined excitement with uncertainty for the years to come. \u201cThe first day you\u2019re usually getting used to being at school than it\u2019s like you want to get out as soon as possible.\u201d Senior Jackson Seering concluded about this year\u2019s first day, while Danica Cureton remarked \u201cWell, I knew all my teachers and I was actually excited.\u201d But, when asked if they treated their last first day at PHS any different both Morgan Sissel, and Cureton claimed that they were not as prepared as they were in previous years. However, Seering, Sissel, Clemons, Cook, and Cureton all stated that they were not nervous for this year\u2019s first day of school. Why? Well, according to Cook \u201cI wasn\u2019t nervous at all, because it was my last first day of high school!\u201d while Clemons said \u201c No I wasn\u2019t nervous, I was the one on top so to speak and that was really cool!\u201d
\nNo matter how different they treated this year\u2019s first day of school or how excited they were, the parents of the senior class had some mixed feelings about their child\u2019s last first day of high school. Clemons remarked upon how her parents reacted to her last first day under their supervision \u201cMy parents were very shocked and yet excited because, they didn\u2019t know where the years had gone and I am the oldest so they haven\u2019t had the experience yet of sending a son\/daughter off to college.\u201d While Cook declared \u201cThey can\u2019t believe how old I am and how I won\u2019t be around next year.\u201d Whereas Sissel claims \u201cThey felt sad because it meant college is soon but they were also very proud.\u201d
\nEven though college is just around the corner, these Seniors all claim there are lots of things that they will miss. \u201cI will miss seeing everyone!\u201d Cook responded. Cureton also adds \u201cI will miss my teacher, and not being able to see my friends everyday.\u201d However, no matter how nice their first day of school is there are some things that these seniors won\u2019t miss. \u201cSomething that I won\u2019t miss is dealing with all the high school drama, and people always getting in my business!\u201d Clemons explains, while Sissel adds \u201cI won\u2019t miss studying and homework.\u201d Cureton also states \u201cI won\u2019t miss waking up at 6:00 a.m. every morning!\u201d
\nIn spite of having so many first days, everyone always has something that makes their first day so special. Both Cook and Cureton agree that seeing how much people change from the summer is always a plus. Be as that may be, there is one day that tops all other first days of school, and that is the first day of freshman year. Clemons explains how her first day of high school went \u201c The first day of my freshman year was very nerve racking. I was scared about everything: finding classes, who I was going to sit with at lunch, and all the upperclassmen. However, I became really good friends with a senior, Britni Mills and she helped me through so much!\u201d Along with her, Cureton adds, \u201cI was so confused, I didn\u2019t know where any of my classes were and I was nervous.\u201d
\nRegardless of the fact they they all can\u2019t wait to graduate there are some teachers and underclassmen that they will miss. \u201cI will miss Mr. Delp for sure. He was such a big inspiration to my high school career.\u201dCureton conveyed. In addition with Cureton, Cook adds \u201cMrs Plothow! She is such an amazing person and I love everything about her.\u201d Adding to that Clemons states \u201cOne particular teacher that I will miss dearly is Mr. Masson. He is a great person and teacher and every time I see him he just brightens my day. There are so many others that I will miss too! I will also will miss a lot of the freshmen, because we talked all summer about how we couldn\u2019t wait to be going to the same school, but for only one year! I wish them all the best of luck and enjoy it while it lasts!\u201d Sissel also adds \u201cI will miss a lot of people in the younger classes and I will miss most of my teachers.\u201d
\nEven though their first last day of high school is over, the seniors of 2011 still have many days until they graduate from PHS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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