Freshman?

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Freshman?
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Thu, 08-09-2007 - 8:06am

Anyone else out there with a High school freshman this year?

Are your teens nervous, excited, indifferent?

Are you ready for them to be moving up to the "big time"?

Do they have a plan for activities and clubs they want to join?

Have they spent part of the summer already doing a HS activity?... cheerleading, football, volleyball, soccer team?

When does school start if it hasn't already?

stacy

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In reply to: ma2connor
Thu, 08-09-2007 - 8:20am

Anyone else out there with a High school freshman this year? To answer my own questions. Connor (13) is a freshman this year.

Are your teens nervous, excited, indifferent? Connor is excited. He can't wait to get back into a classroom.

Are you ready for them to be moving up to the "big time"? I am. Connor is so ready for this. I'm so proud of him.

Do they have a plan for activities and clubs they want to join? Connor has a plan.

He will continue with the Student Historic Preservation Team (he's their web master)... this is his 4th year doing it. SHPT is open to students right up through college graduation and runs year round, meeting on Fridays afterschool.

He's also a member of the HS concert choir (auditioned to get in) all year.. meets daily.

He's on the Freshman football team (secondary and wide reciever) Fall sport through November and has signed up for the drama club (spring).

Have they spent part of the summer already doing a HS activity?... cheerleading, football, volleyball, soccer team? Connor is there now for football. Everyday from 7:45-11:45 (two hour break) 1:45-5:30 and Saturdays from 8:45-12:00.

When does school start if it hasn't already? School starts Aug 28th for freshman and then 10th -12th starts on the 29th. I love that they are giving the freshman their first day with the school to themselves.

Also.. If you do have a freshman... Do they go to the highschool or stay in your Junior High for one last year? Connor goes up to the high school.

stacy

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In reply to: ma2connor
Thu, 08-09-2007 - 9:14am

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Thu, 08-09-2007 - 9:43am

Linda
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Alex (16), Rachel (14), Matthew (12)


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In reply to: ma2connor
Thu, 08-09-2007 - 11:53pm

Anyone else out there with a High school freshman this year? Yes, Miranda will be starting at the high school this year.

Are your teens nervous, excited, indifferent? Both excited and nervous.

Are you ready for them to be moving up to the "big time"? Not at all!

Do they have a plan for activities and clubs they want to join? She wants to join both the Spanish and German clubs, since she'll be taking both languages this fall. She, also, wants to join the book club and most likely the school newspaper.

Have they spent part of the summer already doing a HS activity?... cheerleading, football, volleyball, soccer team? Not really. She spent her summer babysitting her twin cousins. She is taking an online writer's workshop through the local college, though.

When does school start if it hasn't already? School starts the day after Labor day for Freshmen and for 7th graders, everyone else starts the next day.

Leslie