Changes
It seems like just yesterday started 6th grade. I remember all the 8th graders seemed so big and scary. Now that I am an 8th grader I wonder if the 6th graders think we are all big and scary! I have a lot of memories from 6th grade. I remember I used to concentrate on fooling around with my friends and talking more than studying. One day all of a sudden I just realized I needed to focus. All of you who know me now could never imagine me goofing around in class. Now that it is finally time to leave I am kind of sad. I have had so many memories here and have made so many good friends. I feel so comfortable in middle school, I do not know how I am going to react to the leap into high school. I am taking all honors and AP classes, so I am a little nervous about all the work. Everybody is telling me how hard it is going to be and that I am going to fail. When I finally get to high school I am not going to let what people say intimidate me. I bet when I finally go up to the high school I will do fine, and will have been worried over nothing. Being with older kids also scares me. I have heard from people that the seniors and juniors mostly leave the freshmen alone. I hope they are right! I just remember how scared I was in 6th grade around older kids, I just hope it is not the same in high school.
There are some things that I am really looking forward to in high school. Since 7th grade I have been playing volleyball. When I first started I was really bad. I could not serve or bump the ball for anything, but then I went to a clinic at Choate Rosemary Hall and it really helped me improve. All through the summer I practiced outside, and got really good. I am looking forward to trying out for the volleyball team in high school. I used to play for the park and rec team over the fall, and the head volleyball coach at the high school was my coach. I hope she remembers me and saves me a spot on the team! I am also looking forward to spending more time with my friends. This year on my team I practically have no of my really close friends, so I really do not talk to many people throughout the day. I hope that in high school some of my friends are in the same classes as I am, and we will get to spend more time together. I really am looking forward to having more independence. In middle school we always have to walk in lines or go places with a large group, and in high school you’re on your own schedule. After 9 years of being treated like a child, we are all finally going to start being treated like young adults. These years at middle school have gone by so fast. I hope high school goes by just as fast!
