8 Grade Essay: My First Day Of 8th Grade

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First day of 8th grade

According to anonymous, "Be real, Be yourself, Be unique, Be true, Be honest, Be humble, Be happy." I always got this advice from people who have been through their years of middle school. When I moved to Mount Pleasant a year ago, it was time for the eighth grade at Cario Middle School. I knew no one and had no idea what it would be like coming from a private school. I would think about the good and bad times that my eighth-grade year could bring. Until the day came and I felt sick as a dog.

It was my first day and I was driven to school by car at 8:15 AM on a Monday. My heart was pounding, my feet were stomping when I walked into the building. After about a hundred steps, I made it to my first class which was science. I sat down next to a kid named Matthew Sawyer, who was smarter than anyone could imagine. Then all of a sudden these two girls walk up to me named Tess Tifft and Lily Westerhold and introduce themselves. They ask me "Where are you from and what is your name?" and I responded, "My name is Emily Skillman, and I am
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In general, math is my fear and I get really bad anxiety. As I enter the classroom, I meet some more new people who acted just like "Albert Einstein" all smart and funny. The day was coming to an end, and all I can think about is getting home and having a snack. In a brief second, the bell rings for the last and final time and I begin to rush out in a hurry to get to the bus. When I walked out the door, I saw that the bus was moving until finally, she saw me flagging it down. I get on the bus and I already have five more minutes until I get home. We arrive in our neighborhood and I seem to look lost on where to get off. Suddenly, the bus driver stops and I see my neighbors "Tinley Uyak" and "Brendan Breen" getting up so I just follow. On the walk home, we start talking and become friends and we are still friends still to this

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