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    who had no difficulty whipping out a standing back tuck on the mat, I was intimidated. Upon seeing my initial fear, the seniors of my freshman year took me under their wings and helped ease me into the new and unfamiliar environment. Encouraging and inspirational, they were my source of guidance that I counted on throughout the year. They never failed to offer advice when stunting

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    elementary school. But I never really put much thought into it. I simply forced myself through each grade and looked forward to summer at the end of each year. Even into my highschool years, college seemed like something that was hundreds of miles away. Time and time again I told myself I would just deal with it later. That it’s not really a big deal, and I would get into a good college anyways, because I was just “that smart.” High school was ultimately my downfall. Before high school, I was one

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    Damour’s “When Teenage Bristle at ‘How Was School?” describes that teens need to be supported by their parents, but don't necessarily need all of the advice. Damour continues by explaining that teenagers legitimately do have a great amount of events that happen at school, but as a result of feeling that our guardian’s, teacher’s and peers don't honestly care and that we are going to be judged so we tend to keep our feelings to ourself. Engaging more in our school life and asking questions such as ‘how

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    Hey Freshman kid, I’m a Sophmore, and I know I was a freshman last year but Freshman bugged me last year and your class is no different. Harsh. I know I’m sorry, but enough with the tough love, here is some advice for you. Really the loud conversation some people have (not just freshman) in the hallways to get attention. Yeah that's annoying and nobody likes someone that's a loud mouth. Jumping and slapping doorway tops i can't get on you for that cause everybody does that sometimes (even myself)

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    violin for a few years, I am not a stranger to the orchestra. However, my involvement in the high school orchestra has definitely affected my high school experience. From the beginning of freshman year to the end of senior year, I have created everlasting bonds with talented friends from all grade levels. Orchestra was the one class where I was able to receive advice from my seniors to help me experience high school with

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    Deaf Culture Response Paper Testimonial #1 (Jabrina – Middle School – Hard-of-Hearing) Summary Jabrina is a middle school student who is hard-of-hearing. She attends a private school and lives in the dorm. Jabrina states that she feels more independent at her private school verses attending a public school. Her plans for the future include attending college and pursuing a degree in the field of fashion design. The advice she gives to other hard-of-hearing students is to have confidence in yourself

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    Freshman year is not as undemanding and trouble- free as it seems. You must do what you need to in order to survive the freshman year. If you start to fool around in your first year of high school, it might turn into a bad habit for the years to come. Therefore, certain guidelines can help throughout this phase. In order to survive the year, you must learn some basic rules and try to stick with them for the next four years of high school. You have to be prepared to do some work, but also have fun

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    never really knew how I felt about starting high school. While I was so nervous and dreading the new environment. Also, I don’t know how to open up to new people. By the time, I thought I am going to fall into a big hole and never get out of it. However, the time has gone by so fast, I did not realize that I have so many friends. I’d give to an incoming San Marcos High School freshman some advices from own experience that I gained during the start of school are as follows. First thing, you need to remind

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    When entering high school, every student knows they need to find their niche. At the very beginning of my freshman year I decided to go out for drama club by auditioning for the fall play. My brother had just been the lead in the fall play the past year and suggested that I should try out for drama. I decided to give drama club a shot and little did I know where that would lead me. I auditioned for the fall play my freshman year and was the only Freshman to make the show. I worked as hard as I could

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    As an upcoming freshman you may be terrified, which is perfectly normal. High school is a new transformation and it can be horrific or it can be a life changing experience. In the movie Big, a boy named Josh Baskins transforms into a man. In the novel The Metamorphosis, a man named Gregor Samsa turns into a giant bug. In the article “To the Lonely Freshman: Your Isolation is Not Permanent,” Matt Camarda talks about his transformation from a senior in high school to a freshman in college. Now, you

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