High school (*sigh*). It is so much more different than the middle school experience. The first day of school, I came home and just laid down on my bed, because I felt I no longer had the energy to move.
Some of this hectic business is, in a lot of ways, my own fault. I planned my schedule in a very unorganized manner, and because my school is a quarter system, all the hard classes I have this semester are stacked into one big hot mess of homework, consecutive tests, and activities. Yet, the biggest worry I have is my grades. As high school GPA becomes more of an increasingly important “factor” in high school, keeping grades seems like an insurmountable task. I know I’m not supposed to complain. All know that freshman year is the easiest of all four years of high school. Our school does not even let ninth graders to take AP classes, so the classes are not even that hard compared to the other classes provided. However, my school is still notorious for the rigorous system we have, and I wonder how the seniors have made it so far without crumbling.
Yet, a few months have passed into ninth grade and I have already done my first batch of midterms. I am getting used to the experiences and how to regulate the amount of work that I have. The first kind of drowning is gone and I can finally swim across the choppy waves.
Still, the best part is the peopleI know that many people say that high school is interesting and has a great community, but I did not understand how much people felt connected. But, the several clubs, especially debate, that I have joined have been amazing. All the high schoolers seem to have more freedom and control over what they are doing and manage to actually get work done. Yet, we crack jokes and have fun, and it is more chill than middle school. I actually feel like I belong in some group of people and pursue my interests at the same time and can share something instead of trying to fit somewhere where I belong.
Overall, in the next semester, I hope to find things I enjoy and try to span them more. Things, including this blog. Hopefully I am able to improve on my skills somewhere and flourish.
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