The idea of progressing onto high school when I was in 8th grade was something I never thought would happen in many years. I remember taking the bus to school in elementary in the morning, my younger sister next to me, high schoolers filling up the rest of the bus. I always wondered what it was like to be like them, to be a high school student. Years passed by faster than anticipated, and before I knew it, I was already one of them.
Pulling up to the arch on my first day of high school I was pretty anxious. The school was so big and it looked like having to navigate everything would take so much time. I saw one of my old friends from middle school and went to talk to him since he was the only one I knew that was around me. We talked and caught up a little bit, but as the bell rang, my anxiety skyrocketed. I didn’t know where anything was, primarily my first period class. I had forgotten almost everything about my experience at the freshman orientation over the summer. I scanned the QR code and scrolled through all the names, finally finding mine and saying that my first period was in J building. This was the beginning of my high school life.
Walking into my new classroom, I felt pretty intimidated by all the new faces I saw. I was good at communicating with new people and making friends with them, but it’s always that first encounter that’s awkward in the beginning rather than feeling natural. Heading to second period, which was PE, I was pretty excited about the different activities they had planned for us, mainly because I’m an athletic person and I can’t sit still for too long if I have the opportunity to be active in something, even if it’s just running. I realized that some of the people in my PE class were from my first period class, so it was something I felt I had to be observant of. Throughout the rest of the day, it was pretty smooth and the day went much better than I thought it would initially be. Many days passed by, and I became friends with those people from earlier whom I noticed were in the same first and second period as I was.
Sophomore year quickly came around, undoubtedly my most memorable and successful year of high school. I met a bunch of new friends who I’m still friends with right now. It was also the year I got accepted into the school’s track team, so I was basically a new member of their family. There were so many memories I had at that track, especially ones made with the people there. I remember on rainy days we would migrate to the K-lounge, waiting for the bell to ring to disperse the herd. We would be shadow boxing each other and recording all of our games. Occasionally, I look through all the videos of shadow boxing I have on my phone and reminisce on all the good moments we had together as a team and as a family.
Junior year wasn’t as good as sophomore year. I had taken higher level classes, which were pretty difficult depending on the classes I took the previous year, and things between friends were a little broken at the time. In my opinion, it was probably my least favorite year of high school, but there were other things that made up for the difficult experiences. The senior friends I had were my best friends. I hung out with them almost every day and we made a lot of great moments with each other; they were people who I really felt comfortable with. The time spent with them before they left was long lived, as they still resonate with me in my heart even when separated from them.
Pulling into the senior year was definitely an experience, as I never believed I would ever make it to my senior year and, ultimately, the last few months of my high school life. Sometimes I don’t know how to feel about my overall high school experience, but when I think more about it, it’s definitely something to appreciate because some people don’t get the opportunity to go to school outside and physically make friendships that could potentially last a lifetime. I’ll have to say, however, that the time I’ve been a high school student is definitely one for the books, and it is something I want to look back on to create a more successful lifestyle for college and the real world ahead of me after high school.
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