Reflections

My freshman school year has been a pretty normal school year for me. By that, I mean that I would have rather been out of school. However, I have had some great times this year. A lot of these moments have been in honors geometry. I really love my class and teacher. We always seem to have a really great time making jokes about how our teacher, Ms. Birkhead, had been to prison and about her many prison tattoos. That class, even though I do not enjoy the subject, has been my favorite class this year. The most important thing I have learned this year is that life keeps moving. This has been a hard lesson for me to learn because I have missed quite a few school days due to surgery and sickness. The tough thing about missing those days is that the school year keeps moving, so while I was home watching Netflix, the makeup work kept piling up. That lesson ties into one of the pieces of advice I would give to next year's freshman class. That lesson is to never miss a day of school. Another piece of advice for next year's freshman class is to take as many classes as possible. This will help in the future because if you take a lot of classes, then your senior year will be easier for you. One last piece of advice for the freshman of next year is to not take things to seriously. While school is very important, one bad grade is not the end, so if you happen to make a 60 on a test just know that you will be okay. My freshman year has taught me a lot and prepared me for the rest of high school.

Photo by Nicole C. Engard