Now that freshman year is close to the end, it is time to take a look at the good and bad experiences of it. There have been a lot of good memories made despite the feelings that some students had after leaving middle school to become a freshman. For those who may have been worried about getting lost in such a big school or having to deal with the upper classmen, the reality was that there was no need to worry about getting lost or dealing with upper classmen as the school turned out to be manageable and many upper classmen actually helped them when they needed it.
Some freshmen wanted to share how their year was, and what they hope for next year when they officially become sophomores. These rising sophomores also want to share some tips for the incoming freshmen so that they have a little bit of information to know before they start the new year.
Peo Motswiri states that her “freshman year was very fun” and everyone was really welcoming towards her. Although Peo’s freshman year was good, she is worried about starting sophomore year. She is worried because she doesn’t know how she’ll be able to maintain all the work she’ll be getting. Peo states that she is “expecting work to be harder than usual” and she might have to study a bit more than she did this year. One piece of advice she offers for incoming freshmen is to make sure and keep up with your assignments. She says that this is very important as is “trying not to miss too many days of school.” Peo says that getting slowed down with work after you have missed a good amount of days can be tough to handle. This advice that Peo has given is super helpful and can help new freshmen get discipline.
Blake student Adam Granados did not enjoy his freshman year entirely as he felt that there were not enough school events going on. Adam says, “freshman year was boring and there weren’t as many events by the school.” Adam says that the school events felt very repetitive and most of his school days “felt very tiring and there was barely any fun.” He also felt that some teachers didn’t make their lessons fun. Even though Adam’s freshman year wasn’t so great, he is very positive for sophomore year and states that he is “hoping it will be better and filled with more excitement.” One way that Adam plans to have a good sophomore year is by transferring to Paint Branch, which he thinks will provide more opportunities for him. Overall, though, Adam expects “sophomore year to come easy to him and for it not to be stressful.” The best advice he has for incoming freshmen is to talk to your counselors about what classes you need and don’t need to take.
Elvis Mensah, another rising sophomore at PB, says that his freshman year was “cool and refreshing” and that it felt that way ever since he left middle school. In his freshman year, he made a lot of good memories, and he is looking forward to his sophomore year. He states that he hopes “to make more friends next year.” He also says that he wants to have more fun next year and “help out more throughout the school.” Some advice Elvis has for incoming freshmen is “to not skip your classes, even though they might seem boring.” Elvis also adds that skipping your classes can make you miss important instructions your teachers might give out. The last piece of advice Elvis gives “is to enjoy your freshman year as much as you can.”
After seeing what these three rising sophomores have to share, you can see how each one of them saw their freshman year as an important year, even though some days felt boring. Each of them has high expectations for their sophomore year and they also hope that incoming freshmen can have a great year too. They also hope they take their freshmen year seriously and make an effort.
