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Entering the double-doors to start my 11th grade year evoked different emotions than had previous first days of school. The commencement of my freshman and sophomore years were nerve wracking, of course, yet an underlying excitement to see friendly faces had maintained my spirits. However, as a junior, my classmates were now off in their AP and honors classrooms, and I, in a state of ambivalence, was embarking on a new challenge: the International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme.
My integration into this community, honestly, took a prolonged amount of time. The rigorous classes consumed the interests of the other students and I proved to be reluctant to branch out from my normal soccer clique. However, as the year progressed, the IB family naturally

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