- Erin Welke

The High School Experience

        As we sit in my front yard, I ask Carson Tobias about the topic on every eighth graders mind; high school!
         Carson Tobias a freshman at Marshall High School, is on both the diving and soccer team. She indulges with her experiences at MHS.
         When it comes to classes, Carson says, “They’re not necessarily harder, but you have more homework.” In high school, classes are plotted out differently than in Middle School. They are based on the block schedule, which means four long classes a day, and eight classes on Friday. Carson enjoys the schedule because it adds diversity to her week. She talks about the vast differences between middle and high school. In comparison to middle school, high school means more writing and less hands on. Another big change is that the school is more united due to the fact that the upper and under classmen share classes. Despite their differences, Carson still enjoys high school.
         After completing her first year of high school, Carson looks back retrospectively and says, “in high school, people change.” It’s okay if your friends change. A great way to make new friends is to get involved.
         “Everyone who gets involved in sports or clubs will have a better experience in high school. Being involved in school has so many advantages. It is an opportunity to make new friends and have fun.” She explained that some of the best times you will have in high school come from the activities you participate in high school.
         One of the activities that is not only exciting for Carson, but for most high- schoolers, is homecoming. “Homecoming week is so much fun.” As middle- schoolers we have seen and heard about how much fun homecoming is. Next year we will finally be able to experience it ourselves. During homecoming week you get to dress up and participate in the traditional class competitions. Not only are the class rivalries fun, but Carson also enjoys each class working as a team on the class float. Finally, at the end of an exciting, festive week, the semi formal dance is the cherry on top of a very colorful cake.
         Now, though with all this new information and advice, I feel that anything is possible for next year; as well as the four after that. Where we are now, at the beginning of the summer prior to our freshman year, we have a sense of what high school will be like. At times it will be stressful and challenging, but we know we can count on looking back at our high school years and thinking, “Those were the good times.”