High school can be quite intimidating with lockers slamming shut, people yelling, older kids towering over you, and public displays of affection. It’s a big change from the controlling environment of middle school. Throughout my life I’ve endured many school changes and it all got better when I graduated middle school and started high school; my freedom increased, class dismissal became more lenient, and you have a choice of classes.
On my first day in high school I was amazed at the freedom we had. When you arrive at Charleston Middle School you are not allowed to go to your locker, you have no choice but to go straight to the gym, cafeteria, or the library. If you would like to go get help from a teacher you must inform the hallway observer and they must approve of your destination. For lunch you must report to the cafeteria immediately with little loitering in the hallways. To leave the classroom during the homebase hour you must get your planner signed to be released. In high school when you get to school you are free to roam the halls and do whatever you want. There is an option to take an early bird class that starts forty-five minutes earlier so you can be dismissed forty-five minutes early. At 8:40 a.m. tutorial starts which is a time you can get help from any teachers or get make up work. Lunch is complete freedom; we have an open campus lunch meaning you can leave school to go get lunch, eat outside, or eat in the cafeteria. Phones are allowed at school which was highly frowned upon at the middle school. All you need is a technology form signed and you’re free to use your phone, with consideration that you’re at school to learn. The dismissal system in high school was something that took a little getting used to. In middle school when your class gets let out there is no bell, the teacher dismisses you. From there, you are not supposed to go to your locker unless it is a designated locker break and you must go straight to your next class. For early sports dismissal they would dismiss you over the intercom, but in high school you’re supposed to just walk out of class. My first encounter of the sports dismissal was a little more hectic than I expected. I was sitting in geometry when it was three o’clock, the time I was supposed to be dismissed for a golf match. I sat …show more content…
Middle school is all required classes. The only choices they give you are elective classes that you aren’t guaranteed to get. In addition, because of our school district budget being so low there are limited clubs and sports to get involved with. In high school there are lots of clubs and sports making it easier to express yourself and fit in. When it comes time to sign up for high school you get to choose what classes you take with guidelines of how many years you have to take of each subject. Then you get to choose three electives. There are crazy amounts of clubs to join from Student Council to then Interact club. The amount of team sports increase and with all these options they give students a chance to get involved, find their interests, help out in the community, and to make new
On my first day in high school I was amazed at the freedom we had. When you arrive at Charleston Middle School you are not allowed to go to your locker, you have no choice but to go straight to the gym, cafeteria, or the library. If you would like to go get help from a teacher you must inform the hallway observer and they must approve of your destination. For lunch you must report to the cafeteria immediately with little loitering in the hallways. To leave the classroom during the homebase hour you must get your planner signed to be released. In high school when you get to school you are free to roam the halls and do whatever you want. There is an option to take an early bird class that starts forty-five minutes earlier so you can be dismissed forty-five minutes early. At 8:40 a.m. tutorial starts which is a time you can get help from any teachers or get make up work. Lunch is complete freedom; we have an open campus lunch meaning you can leave school to go get lunch, eat outside, or eat in the cafeteria. Phones are allowed at school which was highly frowned upon at the middle school. All you need is a technology form signed and you’re free to use your phone, with consideration that you’re at school to learn. The dismissal system in high school was something that took a little getting used to. In middle school when your class gets let out there is no bell, the teacher dismisses you. From there, you are not supposed to go to your locker unless it is a designated locker break and you must go straight to your next class. For early sports dismissal they would dismiss you over the intercom, but in high school you’re supposed to just walk out of class. My first encounter of the sports dismissal was a little more hectic than I expected. I was sitting in geometry when it was three o’clock, the time I was supposed to be dismissed for a golf match. I sat …show more content…
Middle school is all required classes. The only choices they give you are elective classes that you aren’t guaranteed to get. In addition, because of our school district budget being so low there are limited clubs and sports to get involved with. In high school there are lots of clubs and sports making it easier to express yourself and fit in. When it comes time to sign up for high school you get to choose what classes you take with guidelines of how many years you have to take of each subject. Then you get to choose three electives. There are crazy amounts of clubs to join from Student Council to then Interact club. The amount of team sports increase and with all these options they give students a chance to get involved, find their interests, help out in the community, and to make new