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Freshmen are always anx­ ious to leave on time. Col­ in Johnson is about to ride away and Marc Mortek keeps an eye out for his bus.
The Bottom of the Bottom?
hile walking through the wilds of CBA, a freshmen
begins to learn the true value of life. This is not strange
Wconsidering that everytime freshmen step outside the
classroom after the bell rings, they are putting their lives on the
line. Those freshmen who are short, such as myself, have learned
basic skills of survival. The most popular one is to find a tall person
who can push his way through the halls easily and follow behind
closely to your next class.
Many people underestimate us freshmen. For example, if we walk
down the hall in the morning by ourselves and we see an older
group of people laughing, most all freshmen think, “They’re laugh­
ing at me! I know they are. Is it my hair? My outfit? It must be
my outfit! Now I have to go the rest of the day with everyone
laughing at me!” Yes. That’s what it used to be like.
Now, if we are caught alone, we have one of two things we can
do: I.) pretend to be studying frantically for a test that your life
depends on without letting on that it’s really only a tiny vocabulary
quiz, or 2.) call down the hall for someone with an outrageously
strange name such as “Bertha” to hurry up to help you study.
All in all, the life of a freshmen is fun-filled and action-packed.
Well, maybe only action-packed. That’s why we always carry those
huge bags. We have to have some way of protecting ourselves!
CBA students often stay after school to pursue higher levels of academ­ ics. Dave Amato studies biology with Gus.
By Courtney Rhodes
Ninth graders often do homework while they are waiting to be picked up after school. Patrick Dal- ton-Holmes and Michael Harty review their lessons after school.