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Junior Journey Research Paper

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As we slowly walked into the cold hallway on the third floor, I asked Daniel a few questions just for us to get acquainted. See, when we were supposed to meet our senior buddies, Daniel was attending a PATHS photography class, meaning that this was the first time we had met. I asked him about his freshman year as we looked for a place to sit down, and he told me he had actually transferred to Casco Bay from Deering in his Junior year. Suddenly I remembered my mom, a social worker at Deering, mention something about a former Deering student who was currently a senior at Casco Bay named Daniel. I asked him if he had known my mom and he told me that he did, and that it was funny how things happen. We started warming up to each other well …show more content…

He got to go to Detroit, and meet young African Americans in a school as well. "You don't want to leave," he told me with a look of nostalgia on his face. A moment that was meaningful to Daniel, was the last day of Junior Journey. They did an activity that really touched him called a "gratefulness circle" where you tell other people what you are grateful for. "I don't care what people say, you are going to cry," he said as he looked over to me. He told me about how it was a very meaningful moment, and that he didn't cry in the circle but when he got back to the hotel room he did. His whole crew came and comforted him, and it was a "really great moment." Daniel also participated in the school musical, the ultimate frisbee team, and one act plays. His favorite class was Ms Doane's because, "She's strict, and doesn't play around. That's why its a good class. You get a lot of information thrown at you in a fun way." Daniel's switch to Casco Bay was, "one of the best choices I've ever made." He told me that Casco Bay is more focused on bonding and academics, where Deering makes you focus more on the social aspect of school. Senior Quest was a big bonding moment for Daniel when his crew kayaked to Jewell Island. He told me that a few key aspects of the Casco Bay community was to be kind to others, and to be able to step out of your

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