EEEEK!!! I’M GOING TO HIGH SCHOOL BY TAMIA COLEMAN-HAWKINS, 8TH GRADE, ST. LOUIS

Eeeeek!!! I’M GOING TO HIGH SCHOOL

BY TAMIA COLEMAN-HAWKINS, 8TH GRADE, ST. LOUIS

Ican’t believe middle school is almost over already! Honestly, I feel like I just got here and minus COVID, it’s been a lot of fun. Still, I’m so excited to go to high school, especially since it will be my first time physically attending classes in over a year. Since COVID, I haven't been able to see or hang out with my friends and that has been the most difficult part. Don’t get me wrong. I’ve enjoyed waking up at the last minute and wearing my pjs to class, but staying home all day with no other human contact for seven hours is overrated. I MISS HUGGING MY FRIENDS!

I’ll be going back to in-person learning in August so I’m just happy and grateful that my first high school experience will be at the actual school and not from Zoom or Google Meet. Also, it will be my first time in a high school environment and I’ve often wondered how different high school will look compared to middle school. How big will the hallways be? What will the school lunches taste like? That’s actually the most important question! Lunch is probably the highlight of my day, but I think that’s most teenagers. I do wish we were able to go without the masks, but I know that most likely won’t be the case.

Most of my friends will be going to the same high school as me and I’m so happy about that because we are really close, but I am even more excited to meet new people! Not only that, but I’ll also be able to see a lot of my friends from elementary school that went to different middle schools. I’ve kept in touch with most of my friends from elementary school, but it’ll be like the good old days when we can all hang out again. All in all, I think high school is going to be a lot of fun. I know that it’ll be challenging at times, but challenging or not, I can’t wait until my first day of high school!