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Large Moves

Force Adjustments

by Andra Snyder
Change was a part of make friends," so phomore
eve ry student's life, bu t one of the "I was nervous Trisha Gilman said.
biggest changes was for those stu - on the first day M os t students agreed that
dents who came here from differ- and felt a little they were nervous about moving,
ent states. but after a few wee ks they met
M oving was hard for out of place. " some new friends and fe lt at home
everyone, bu t it was especially --sophomore Trisha here .
Gilman
hard for students to co me to a new "I moved last 1 une beca use
school, try to make new friends, my mom's boyfriend lives here.
and fit in. I didn' t want to leave Boca Raton, Florida, but
"I moved here from Los A ngeles when now that I've been here for a while I've had time
my dad got transfered . I was nervous on the first to make some friends and learn my way around,"
day and fe lt out of place , but soo n I started to freshman Becky Koller said. \r

Counselor Vince
Lenz helps junior Jon
DeMent register for his
first year at MN .
DeMent moved here
from Michigan, so Lenz
helped him and his
father understand more
about MN . photo by
Beau McBryde
Senior Matt McMullen
gets ready to unpack his
things after his long trip
from Naperville, IL. He
started hi s first year at
MN as a senior this
year; previously, he had
attended Cottonwood
elementary school and
Kiewit middle school. "I
found no problem
adjusting to MN
because the people
were very friendly,"
McMullen said. photo
by Chad Buhrman

Moving: Fears and Obstacles

junior Chris Womack
I moved here about two weeks be-
fore school started . I came from Georgetown,
Delaware, where I lived for two years. I
wasn't too thrilled about moving, but my dad
got transfered to a new job in Omaha, so I
knew that I didn't have a choice.
My first weeks at MN were not very fun. I had to
try to meet some new friends and get situated in my new
home. My first day was bad . I did not have anyone to talk
to and I had no clue how to get around the school
he hardest thing for me Now that I have made friends and learned my way
as leaving all my friends around, I really like it here . photo by Michelle Lee
d family behind.
--freshman Jenna Hite
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Moving