A freshman's perspective on high school

     As we approach the second quarter of high school, freshman are learning the ropes of Chadron High. For many of them, they are liking and adjusting well to life as a high school student. In fact, Austin McCabe said, "I like all of it," referring to his favorite part of high school.
     High school offers more activities than middle school did. The students seem to appreciate that. Hanna Meier said, "My favorite thing about high school is that there are extracurricular activities for non-athletic people too." Many of the students are taking advantage of all the new activities as they are participating in many.
      The expectations the freshman had about high school were mostly completely different than they thought high school would be like. Hanna Meier said, "The middle school always told us we would have a lot of homework in high school. I figured we would be loaded with work every single night, but we were not." Madeline Pelton thought that high school would be "much harder" than it actually turned out to be.
     Compared to middle school, high school teachers have vastly different teaching styles. Austin McCabe said, "High school is more relaxed. The teachers do not rush you as much."
     Hanna Meier stated, "The teachers treat you more like adults here."
     As the school year continues, the freshman will continue to adapt and progress to being high school students.