The Highs and Lows of Middle School

     

 Yea!–Awww.  The good–the bad.  The ups.–the downs.  The ins–the outs.  As we prepare to graduate from middle school and enter high school, we reminisce about the highs and lows of our middle school years.

      First of all, we think about all the low points of middle school life.   For example, we always had too much homework in order to maintain good grades.   Also, extra time had to be spent studying for tests.  In addition, there was way too much drama.  Middle school students just couldn’t seem to ‘let things go’ and go on with their lives.  It seems that there just had to be a fight to solve a problem.  Last, but not least, there weren’t enough breaks between classes.  We had to rush from one class to another.  Not only were we transitioning our bodies, but also our minds.  To illustrate:  It is hard to immediately switch from converting fractions in math to reading and writing until your fingers break in language arts.

      On the other hand, middle school had its highs that definitely outweighed its lows.  To begin with, we had choices to make, and we elected to make good decisions.  We chose to make each day ‘a good one’, as suggested by our guidance counselor.  Our principal was always proud that our school had ‘good kids’.  Furthermore, we had helpful teachers and the opportunity for a good education.  This established a good basis for our transition to high school.  In addition, we had many opportunities to socialize.  First, our school had several team sports for both girls and boys.  Our school offered football, basketball softball, volleyball, and cross country teams.   Secondly, we had clubs.  Students could choose to join one or more from the following:  drama, FFA, FCA, S.W.A.T, Crime Watch, BETA, and Student Government.  The school also offered various agricultural competitions, such as vegetable judging, livestock judging, land judging, and parliamentary procedure.  Finally, students could socialize before school and during lunch.  Socializing allowed us to make good, trustworthy friends.  Last but not least, was the fun we had playing pranks on our assistant principal.  Planning another prank was always on the top of our agenda.  And we were always seeking ways to get a ‘reward pizza’ out of him.  This paper is one product produced to receive a pizza.  Actually, it’s worth two–don’t you agree?

      In conclusion, as we move on with our lives, we will never forget the highs and lows of middle school–the memories.  As you can see, the highs definitely outweighed the lows. 

A Group Effort by:

Kora Ashley, Kelli Browning, Thomas Devlin, Krystal Goss, Jessie Hernandez, Kelby Hudson, Ashley Kinbrell, Michael LaRock, Orson Newcomb, Jeanna Rosales, and Sara Serrano.