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New Expectations
What a Difference a Year Makes
As the first day of school pro­
gressed, the Seventh Graders be­
came more and more aware of the
differences in Junior High and Ele­
mentary school. Some students were
prepared for the changes, while oth­
ers weren't. Still, they looked for­
ward to what seemed a different and
exotic world.
The main thing that the Seventh
Graders noticed wsa the large num­
ber of teachers they suddenly had to
deal with. Most of them were used
to one teacher instructing them in
all subjects, so the change was rather
unexpected. Along with that, they
were forced to travel rapidly from
room to room, unlike Elementary
school. What happened to the good
old days, when the teacher came to
you, and not you to them? This was
one of the few reminders that said
they were in junior High.
Another aspect they had to grow
accustomed to was the fact that each
class consisted of a different batch of
students, quite unlike Elementary
school, where everyone could be
found in one room for every class.
Without a doubt, the Seventh Grad­
ers had a hard time getting to know
each other at first. But as the year
continued, they broke the barriers of
silence, and found friendships like
those of Grade School.
The transition from Sixth Grade to
Seventh Grade was a challenging one,
and no one could ever do it in one
day. Every day, the Seventh Graders
changed a little in the way they acted
and thought. Deep inside, they kept
on growing, leaving behind the ways
of childhood and arriving a little
closer to the anxieties of adulthood.
Leslie
W elch,
Brian
Semeraro,
Marisa
D'Orazio, and Emily Wiesner share a crowd­
ed classroom. Just one more example of life
, in the fast lane.
till Raymond
a n d
Lorilyn
Rosales
m e e t in
'the hallway. For them, a new day is just ahead.
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