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by Amy FarreD
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Whether it was the fear of the upperclassmen, starting off at a new
school, or just concerns about making friends, freshman started off the
year a little unsure of themselves.
One freshman, Hayden Corey said he remembered when he first
started school. He said he remembered being very intimidated by the sur-
roundings.
"I remember all of the seniors walking around, and they were abso-
lutely huge. Even the school looked huge from the outside, but once I got
used to it, it did not seem so scary after all," Hayden said.
Some students had some basic initial questions about the school,
such as where to go to the bathroom, how to leave early from class, or
even, where a class was.
"After I got past the initial fear of high school, I started to look for
my friends, so I could find where they all had been," freshman Sarah
Vandervort said.
Many students were unsure of what they should do once they got to
school.
"I was so excited to start a new school and a new year that I made
myself nervous. I did not know where to go or what I should do when I got
there," Vandervort said.
Another student shared her experiences with being the newest kid in
the school.
"I expected new experiences, and that is what I got. I got lost, went
to the wrong rooms, and was also late," Vandervort said.
Other students looked at the positive aspects of starting off a new
school year.
"You have a lot more freedom at this school. I remember at Kiewit
Middle School last year when we were not even allowed to drink pop in
class. But now that we are in high school that whole pop and candy in the
classroom thing is not such a big deal," freshman Kyle Adams said.
Freshman Jeff Allen said that the only thing that was different about
this year compared to last is that there is a lot more people here than at
middle school, making the experience a diamond in the rough.

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