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PICTURE PERFECT !left) Junior Emma Erickson smiles lor tf-e camera
on pict ure retake day. Every student was req uired to get tf-ei r
picture Ioken for treir student ID. photo by Modi Weaver
SELFIES (right) Sophomores
Jenny Libo v, Olivia Wood and
Addy Sixel golf-er around tf-e
camera on the flrSI day of school
to take a picture. After a long
day of school students were
rel1eved to walk outSide and
have popsiCies wo1 t1ng for tf-em.
photo by Modi Weaver
BLEED BLUE (left) Freshman
Jackie Thomsen eyes tf-e new
Bleed Blue !-shir ts. Thomsen was
buy1ng a shirt to Itt tf-e 'class
colors tf-eme for tf-e upcoming
footboll game.
pooto by Mod Weaver

Not just a first day, but THE first day. Freshmen

embark on the start of their high school years.

by Sydni Bechler
Scattering like mice in the hallways. the class of 2016 entered perfect their daily lunch routine.
the halls as a start to their next four years. Not know ing what l unch was kind of o concern for me when I first came to
to expect or where to go the freshmen scrambled around school because I was worried that I wouldn't be able to find
trying to memorize their schedules . Meeting new people and all of my friends when I got my food." freshman Maddie
seeing old friends were all a part of those first few days. Shriver soid.
"I really liked the Freshman Stampede. it was extremly hel p- Trying to fin d who to sit with and where to eat ore frequent
ful because it wasn't as busy in the hallway, and I was able obstacles students face. Time management during lunch can be
to find my classes w ithout having to worry about all of the difficult for freshman as well. W ith only 30 minutes student s are
upperclassmen ." freshman Ivy Banks said forced to juggle eating and socializing.
The Freshman Stampede is a way for the freshman to have "I reall y liked having Forensics after lunch , because I sit w ith
a non -intima dating day to just get their schedules together friends from that class and it is o long lunch," freshman Rhian-
The y hove no worries and get to just enjoy thier fellow fresh - non Cobb said
men. Walking into class the first few days and realizing that there
"When I first started high school I expected to recieve a lot are upperclassmen in their class con be intimidating to freshman
more homework than in middle school. Also. I thought it would as well. Upperclassmen have more highsc hool experience than
be difficult to meet new friends because it is such a big school ," the freshman who have only know about high school from mov-
freshman John Mark said ies, older siblings and friends
With entering high school freshman encountered many "I wasn 't nervous at all for classes that I had w ith upperclass-
intimidating aspects. A big part of high school that can be men . I was more excited than anything, it mode me feel smartl
overwhelming for freshman is lunch . Full of upperclassmen and Plus my older sister is a senior , so I am used to it," freshman
people they don't know. freshman were scrambling trying to Sarmishma Dramiradni Bnayankam Renkaresh said

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