Seniors remember their freshman fears

Now that school is back in session, seniors at Airport High are remembering their fears from the beginning of their freshman year of high school. The new, younger students seem to be bringing back fearful memories for the 12th graders - memories of their fears as freshmen, which turned out to be nothing but overthinking.

Senior year is known to be the best year of high school. However, seeing the younger students pile in on the first day back makes old memories flow back to the seniors’ minds. The new freshmen remind them of their first year here at Airport High - expecting it to be a real-life haunted house, though, in reality, 9th grade year is just another tiring year of school.

From the fear of the terrifying bigger kids to not fitting in at the new school, freshmen are always anxious for their first year of high school. Freshmen often fear getting shoved into lockers by upperclassmen, drowning in homework, or being given a swirly in the bathroom. The thought of getting lost or picked on lies in the back of their mind every day.

One thing freshmen should realize, though, is that the new school shouldn’t make them worried. High school may seem scary at first, but there is nothing to worry about. Almost every freshman has the same fears as anyone else.

“I was afraid that I was gonna be thrown in a trashcan,” senior Hannah W. states after being asked to remember her freshman fears.

When asked what advice she would like to give underclassmen, Hannah W. stated, “Keep up your grades - they're the most important.”

“Friends are so important,” Hannah said. “I wouldn't have made it without them.”

According to CampusExplorer.com, the top 10 mistakes freshmen make in their first year of high school are as follows: thinking their freshmen year doesn't really count, sacrificing their grades for their social life, skipping classes and missing homework, failing to makeup missing assignments, assuming they’re not doing well just because they think the teacher doesn't like them, not signing up for extracurricular activities, deciding that high school is about the dances, parties, and sports, not classes, not asking for help, not asking questions, and taking classes because their friends are in them.

If you are a student feeling overwhelmed, please visit your guidance counselor or talk to an adult you trust.

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