Middle school

I personally have three problems that have stuck with me for quite a while now and these problems have been troubling me during middle school all the way through high school. During middle school I frequently had a problem with procrastinating since I could remember. For me, I was and still am struggling with procrastination. I have had many times where I procrastinated on assignments. Here is an example of one of those times where I procrastinated on an assignment.…

the mentality of a leader, my 6th-grade self decided to run against an 8th grader for the secretary position in our middle school student council. I didn’t think twice about the fact that I was going up against someone two years older than I was until all of the older kids made fun of me and told me I wouldn’t win. But this only gave me the courage to get up in front of the entire school and give my speech to try and win over the crowd and beat the 8th grader who thought she was better than I…

of my middle school experience has been the opportunity to work with my peers. Although I enjoy teacher led classes, I find that I am at my best when working on projects with classmates. This is particularly true in the areas of math and computer science. One particularly rewarding group project, which I describe below, was my seventh grade Science Expo project. My middle school, Takoma Park Middle School (TPMS), places great emphasis on the Science Expo, an annual…

We all have that awkward stage. Whether it happens in the toddler years or middle school years when the sixth graders are still growing and their heads are too big for their bodies or even later in life, we all have had one. Mine however, was ALL my upper elementary school years. This includes third, fourth, and fifth grade. I’ll start by telling about my appearance in third grade. I had that angel haircut that was really short in the back and gradually became longer at the sides. A lot like…

to the teacher's voice because the sound of the stomach rumbling so loud that it sound like fireworks going off? Middle school students should have snack time because it can help students stay full, give energy boosts for physical activities, and can help students stay more focused. If middle school students had snack time it could improve focus and even grades. Snacking at school can lead to better nutrition during foundational years and increase energy and ability to focus (Healthy).…

I sat on my bed and let out an exhausted sigh. I had to choose between staying at my home school, or going to a new middle school that had just opened up called Metro. My mother had first heard of Metro through a neighbor whose son was starting. She was told about the college prep techniques it offered, but it was the school’s connections to OSU that had her sold. Who better to send to the new middle school than me, her completely naive sixth grade daughter? She wanted me to get a head start,…

It was two weeks before school when my mom got a call that just made her faint for a second. She said that the principal Mr. Tushman called to ask if I would like to volunteer to give a tour of the middle school for a deformed kid. My mom was about to call Mr. Tushman to tell him I can’t but I stopped her. Hey, I want to know how this deformed kid looks like. Even Jack and Charlotte volunteered to do it so why can’t I. Mom was surprised when I said his. “Hey, you don’t have to do this he is…

I walked into Neil Armstrong Middle School's gym, nervous as can be, not ready for basketball tryouts. The only reason I was there was because my dad and sister wanted me to play. I also wanted to play a sport this year, but I didn't think it would be basketball. It was so loud it sounded like someone was yelling in my ear and playing music at the same time. We started doing lay-up drills, I missed so many compared to the other girls. I had no confidence in myself. I kept thinking “ Will I make…

Middle school was hard for me not because of the awkward phases everyone goes through during that time, although I did have a fair share of those, it was because during that time I was bullied by my parents to act more feminine and appropriate to my gender. Growing up with mostly boys as my playmates I didn’t turn out as feminine as society would’ve liked, don’t get me wrong I did like wearing dresses and playing with baby dolls form time to time however my family seemed to find a problem with…

In Rocky Mountain Middle School, there are only bathrooms for men and women. We should have gender neutral bathrooms in our school. If we had gender neutral bathrooms in our school, it would make genderqueer (transgender and non-binary) questioning students and feel much safer and better represented in their own school. To begin, many genderqueer students feel unsafe in single gender restrooms, and the psychological effects are damaging. Going into single gender bathrooms can cause anxiety,…