Time for Class

Growing up was alright I guess, but it was all easy back then when I was younger and didn't know better. We lived about 2 mins walking distance to my old primary school, so I was pretty much guaranteed to never be late to school. Primary school was easy, I loved it. I made loads of friends and liked the teachers too. Being apart of the cut off year had its ups and downs. The up side was there wasn't many people in my year but the down side was also not having many people in my year. We were always the small group at my primary school, and by year 7 there was only 8 of us left. I loved primary school the best.

When I got to high school I knew no one. Imagine this, going into one of the biggest schools you had ever seen, not knowing anyone, and having to find new friends and finding your own way around. It was tough, I must say. But I wasn't completely alone as I had my peer support leaders and one of them was my older sister Janay. These peer support sessions helped me through my first couple of days and weeks at this new big school that I knew no one in.

Sometimes, I would sit by myself on the oval at lunch time and look at everyone and their big group of friends and think, why can't I have a big group of friends? Why am I sitting by myself at lunch? How come no one wanted to be my friend?... After about a week I finally came up with the courage to go and introduce myself to other people in my year, and I've never regretted it to this day. I have made some amazing friends and I wouldn't want to change them for the world.

Throughout my years at high school, I have been a student year group leader from year 8 up to this year in year 11. I have been ministry, arts, and now sports leader. Next year I wish to be another leader, as I have enjoyed being a leader in my year group each year.

Year 11 is a big year for me. It is the year that high school is at its best. I am finally starting to figure out who my real friends are and who are the fakers. It's pretty much the make it or brake it year. It's the year that you do TEE or non TEE, and I have chose non TEE. School is pretty easy for me being in all stage 1 subjects. I'm cruising through the year like a dog that has its head stuck out of the car window with the wind blowing its' fur everywhere.

“Once you leave out all the bullshit they teach you in school, life gets really simple.”
George Carlin.