The first day of school is either a day you look forward to, or a day you dread. For me it has always started fine, and ended with excitement of what the new school year will bring. The night before, I picked out my clothes and laid them on my bed, well actually I picked out my clothes the month before. My bag was packed with supplies and I was ready for a new experience.
Being the easily excitable person I am, when I got up in the morning I was filled with excitement and happiness. I could barely contain myself. It was almost like Christmas, but with a hint of nervousness. I just wanted to get to school, open my locker, and meet my teachers. Ever since I was in 3rd grade I had dreamed of high school being this glamorous place with polite people and room in the hallways to walk. Boy was I wrong.
As I was in the car driving up to the school I could already see lots of people going in. I started having second thoughts about my theory of how high school went. Alright, I thought, maybe there are a little more people than I expected, but probably not as many as they said there would be at orientation. Well, as I walked into the school, my thought was immediately proven wrong. I felt short and out of place with all these big, older people I saw. It was intimidating. It felt like I was an alien in a world of humans. I wanted to go close my eyes and when I opened them it would be summer and I would be sleeping.
When I went to my locker the stress started to pile on. First, I hadn’t set a time to go to my locker and I didn’t know when I would have time. Second, there was no bathroom break and I didn’t know if I would have time between classes. I was worried about everything, then I heard someone say my name and I turned around. It was Morgan. Good, I thought, someone to talk to.
“So, this is your locker.” She said.
“Yup”, I replied.
“Where’s yours?” I asked.
“A hall.” Said Morgan.
“Hey, wanna sit together at lunch?” I casually asked.
“Yeah” she said.
The first bell rang; I jumped and asked what it was. She said it meant we had to get to class, I thought it was the drill bell. Morgan and I said goodbye after deciding to meet at my locker before lunch.
As I started walking to my class I realized that my second and third high school theories were proven wrong. People weren’t polite, they pushed you and told you to get out of the way and stepped on your toes. There was also no room to walk in the halls. It was a traffic jam all the way to my class. I heard another bell go off and started to panic. Oh, no I’m late!, I thought. I finally got to class, then the third bell rang. I wasn’t late. I sat in my seat and class began.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Getting to know Ashley a..b..c's
A: My name is Ashley. I like animals, all types and all sizes. I enjoy eating apples. I like granny smith apples when I’m in the mood for something sour, and red delicious apples when I’m in the mood for something sweet, but my favorite kind of apple has to be caramel apples with sprinkles.
B: I like books, mostly all types of books. Historical books, biographies, fiction, non-fiction, fantasy, I like them all. I also like ballet. I have been doing ballet for 12years this year. It is slow, but not physical; I am not a very physical person, so you can see why I like non-physical sports, if you call it a sport.
C: Cookies are delicious, especially when they are fresh out of the oven or not baked. My favorite kind of cookie is chocolate chip. I like when they are fresh out of the oven and the whole cookie is gooey and melt-y and delicious. Another yummy food that I like is chocolate. I like any type, but my favorite is Godiva milk chocolate. I enjoy coloring. I know some people might say that I’m too old for coloring, but I like it anyways, even though I’m not very good at it.
D: I like dancing. I have a bad habit of dancing whenever I’m eating and standing. I just have to; there is no way to stop it. I also like Disney. I love everything Disney, especially Disney movies.
E: I hate eggs! I hate when they are being fried and the smell they give off. It’s horrible. It makes me want to gag. I do like elephants.
F: I like fairy tales. Fantasy stories are a good kind of story to escape into, become part of that story. I like to imagine I am somewhere else, I guess you could say I have a big imagination.
G: Games are fun, especially board games. I like mostly all board games you can think of, but my favorite would have to be Life.
H: I love history! I love learning about history, talking about history, reading about history, watching other people talk about history, researching history, and inform others who don’t know about it. History has always been my passion, ever since I was 4 years old. It is the funnest thing in the world to me.
I: I like ice cream, it is very yummy and delicious. My favorite kind is chocolate, if it's soft serve. If it's hard serve, i like chocolate chip.
J: Juice is a very tasty and sweet drink. I like grape juice, apple juice, and sometimes cranberry juice.
K: Keri is my best friend's name. We have been best friends for about 6years. She doesn't go to the same school as me anymore, but we will still stay best friends no matter what.
L: Lemons are sour, but when you mix them with sugar and water, you get lemonade! I like lemonade in the summer when it's hot out and the lemonade has been in the fridge for hours and when you drink it you are automatically cooled down.
M: Movies are fun to watch. I like many movies, I am not really a fan of scary movies though, I like happy endings that don't involve someone getting killed along the way.
N: I like new things. Change doesn't always come easy, but once i get used to it I end up likeing it.
O: Octopus is an animal. Well, actually I think it's a fish. I like all fish, too. Not to eat, because I hate eating fish, or even watching other people fish.
P: I like pasta. Italian food is one of my favorite types of food. I like pasta with marinara sauce, not meat sauce.
Q: I don't like eating quail. It's a bird, so it's kind of weird knowing that you are eating something that could fly.
R: I sometimes enjoy running. I ran track in 7th and 8th grade and I guess I enjoyed it. I'm not sure yet if I will do it this year.
S: Shopping is one of my favorite activities. I could shop for days, if i had the money, but i don't, so i just shop until i run out.
T: I like the Titanic. Not how it sank and people died, but learning about it. It was the first thing that got me into loving history. Turtles are my favorite animal.
U: Umbrellas are very useful. They sheild you from the rain, or sun. I like them.
V: Taking vacations is one of my favorite things to do. I like traveling and seeing other parts of this planet besides Livonia.
W: I like wedding cake. I think it is the best kind of cake out there. The people who make it spend so much time making it and it shows when you taste how good it is.
X: Playing the xylophone for fun can is something I like to do when I’m bored and come upon it in my basement.
Y: I enjoy eating yogurt. I like that Trix triple cherry kind, but my favorite is frozen yogurt. I like the chocolate kind of that.
Z: I like the zoo. I like watching animal in their semi-habitat. If it was their actual habitat, there wouldn't be cages surrounding them.
B: I like books, mostly all types of books. Historical books, biographies, fiction, non-fiction, fantasy, I like them all. I also like ballet. I have been doing ballet for 12years this year. It is slow, but not physical; I am not a very physical person, so you can see why I like non-physical sports, if you call it a sport.
C: Cookies are delicious, especially when they are fresh out of the oven or not baked. My favorite kind of cookie is chocolate chip. I like when they are fresh out of the oven and the whole cookie is gooey and melt-y and delicious. Another yummy food that I like is chocolate. I like any type, but my favorite is Godiva milk chocolate. I enjoy coloring. I know some people might say that I’m too old for coloring, but I like it anyways, even though I’m not very good at it.
D: I like dancing. I have a bad habit of dancing whenever I’m eating and standing. I just have to; there is no way to stop it. I also like Disney. I love everything Disney, especially Disney movies.
E: I hate eggs! I hate when they are being fried and the smell they give off. It’s horrible. It makes me want to gag. I do like elephants.
F: I like fairy tales. Fantasy stories are a good kind of story to escape into, become part of that story. I like to imagine I am somewhere else, I guess you could say I have a big imagination.
G: Games are fun, especially board games. I like mostly all board games you can think of, but my favorite would have to be Life.
H: I love history! I love learning about history, talking about history, reading about history, watching other people talk about history, researching history, and inform others who don’t know about it. History has always been my passion, ever since I was 4 years old. It is the funnest thing in the world to me.
I: I like ice cream, it is very yummy and delicious. My favorite kind is chocolate, if it's soft serve. If it's hard serve, i like chocolate chip.
J: Juice is a very tasty and sweet drink. I like grape juice, apple juice, and sometimes cranberry juice.
K: Keri is my best friend's name. We have been best friends for about 6years. She doesn't go to the same school as me anymore, but we will still stay best friends no matter what.
L: Lemons are sour, but when you mix them with sugar and water, you get lemonade! I like lemonade in the summer when it's hot out and the lemonade has been in the fridge for hours and when you drink it you are automatically cooled down.
M: Movies are fun to watch. I like many movies, I am not really a fan of scary movies though, I like happy endings that don't involve someone getting killed along the way.
N: I like new things. Change doesn't always come easy, but once i get used to it I end up likeing it.
O: Octopus is an animal. Well, actually I think it's a fish. I like all fish, too. Not to eat, because I hate eating fish, or even watching other people fish.
P: I like pasta. Italian food is one of my favorite types of food. I like pasta with marinara sauce, not meat sauce.
Q: I don't like eating quail. It's a bird, so it's kind of weird knowing that you are eating something that could fly.
R: I sometimes enjoy running. I ran track in 7th and 8th grade and I guess I enjoyed it. I'm not sure yet if I will do it this year.
S: Shopping is one of my favorite activities. I could shop for days, if i had the money, but i don't, so i just shop until i run out.
T: I like the Titanic. Not how it sank and people died, but learning about it. It was the first thing that got me into loving history. Turtles are my favorite animal.
U: Umbrellas are very useful. They sheild you from the rain, or sun. I like them.
V: Taking vacations is one of my favorite things to do. I like traveling and seeing other parts of this planet besides Livonia.
W: I like wedding cake. I think it is the best kind of cake out there. The people who make it spend so much time making it and it shows when you taste how good it is.
X: Playing the xylophone for fun can is something I like to do when I’m bored and come upon it in my basement.
Y: I enjoy eating yogurt. I like that Trix triple cherry kind, but my favorite is frozen yogurt. I like the chocolate kind of that.
Z: I like the zoo. I like watching animal in their semi-habitat. If it was their actual habitat, there wouldn't be cages surrounding them.
Friday, September 18, 2009
New Experience = More getting used to than i expected
High school is really different place than from where I’m used to. I think that for practically all of my first day I was in shock from all the changes. The first thing that fully put me in a daze was all the people. When they told us that there were 2,000 kids here, they weren’t lying. Ever since that part of the day, I felt like I was in a dream. I seemed to be floating, not walking, and when someone would bump into me I would go back into reality for a second. During the few brief moments of reality I had, I felt like I wanted to cry, go home, and never come back to this strange place we call a school.
Well, since then, I’ve gotten more used to the idea of high school not being what I had expected before it started. It’s sort of embarrassing to look back on that day now and how I told everyone who asked how the first day of high school was I don’t know. Now when someone asks me how it is I say its okay, it’s really different. People tell me that I’ll get used to it. I sure hope I will.
Since up until now, everything has been negative, I would like to say something positive. I like that you can wear any clothes you want, no uniforms. I also like that all the teachers are nice and willing to help if I need it.
Okay, now back to the negative. I don’t like getting up at 6:00 every morning. I used to get up about 40 minutes later than that last year. I also don’t like that my classes are far apart from each other.
To put my experience into a phrase: so far, so good.
Well, since then, I’ve gotten more used to the idea of high school not being what I had expected before it started. It’s sort of embarrassing to look back on that day now and how I told everyone who asked how the first day of high school was I don’t know. Now when someone asks me how it is I say its okay, it’s really different. People tell me that I’ll get used to it. I sure hope I will.
Since up until now, everything has been negative, I would like to say something positive. I like that you can wear any clothes you want, no uniforms. I also like that all the teachers are nice and willing to help if I need it.
Okay, now back to the negative. I don’t like getting up at 6:00 every morning. I used to get up about 40 minutes later than that last year. I also don’t like that my classes are far apart from each other.
To put my experience into a phrase: so far, so good.
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