Alex Wang
English 10H
Ms. Denchfield
10/13/15
Day 1
Alone, yet encompassed by the masses. Sequoia Middle School. The previous day, I had come and registered at this school, so consequently I had no idea what to expect, where to go, and who I was going to meet, seeing as how I hadn’t gone to orientation and didn’t have any idea about what this school was like. The first person that I happened to converse with was a yard duty of whom I asked for directions. He seemed to be a younger male, average height, somewhat skinny, and overall a nice person. He directed me to my locker and pointed me in the right direction towards my first class of the day, P.E. I thought to myself, “what a friendly environment this school has.” Had I been at Redwood, my previous school, and asked these questions as an 8th grader, I might’ve been treated with hostility and reluctance to help. That was a pleasant start to my first day, and I headed on over to my first class. The air was filled with a sort of excited tension, as students anticipated what was going to happen, what they should expect, they were agitated and there was a cloud of wonder floating around, as there usually is on …show more content…
The area was chaotic and loud, with people having to almost shout to talk to others. The lunch area was incredibly crowded, smelling of school cafeteria food. I found an old friend that I knew from elementary school at a small table, and we started talking. He helped me out with where I need to go, informed me on what the school was like. We caught up, and at that point my head wasn’t spinning from confusion. He informed me of things , and introduced me to some new people. Their names were Safia and Simon. They both said the standard “Hello”, and just like that, we slipped into conversation about the new experiences I would have in this school.When I looked around the masses of people, I recognized maybe one or two faces I had previously
English 10H
Ms. Denchfield
10/13/15
Day 1
Alone, yet encompassed by the masses. Sequoia Middle School. The previous day, I had come and registered at this school, so consequently I had no idea what to expect, where to go, and who I was going to meet, seeing as how I hadn’t gone to orientation and didn’t have any idea about what this school was like. The first person that I happened to converse with was a yard duty of whom I asked for directions. He seemed to be a younger male, average height, somewhat skinny, and overall a nice person. He directed me to my locker and pointed me in the right direction towards my first class of the day, P.E. I thought to myself, “what a friendly environment this school has.” Had I been at Redwood, my previous school, and asked these questions as an 8th grader, I might’ve been treated with hostility and reluctance to help. That was a pleasant start to my first day, and I headed on over to my first class. The air was filled with a sort of excited tension, as students anticipated what was going to happen, what they should expect, they were agitated and there was a cloud of wonder floating around, as there usually is on …show more content…
The area was chaotic and loud, with people having to almost shout to talk to others. The lunch area was incredibly crowded, smelling of school cafeteria food. I found an old friend that I knew from elementary school at a small table, and we started talking. He helped me out with where I need to go, informed me on what the school was like. We caught up, and at that point my head wasn’t spinning from confusion. He informed me of things , and introduced me to some new people. Their names were Safia and Simon. They both said the standard “Hello”, and just like that, we slipped into conversation about the new experiences I would have in this school.When I looked around the masses of people, I recognized maybe one or two faces I had previously