An Insider’s Guide
By Janelys Saez
Have you seen those short little kids who might stumble into
you in the hall or who you’ll see running to their classes? Well here’s an
insider guide to all new comers and new 7th graders. First of all is
to not be nervous. Of course everybody was probably nervous on their first day
of middle school. Now it’s always good to not be shy. For example, if you want
to talk to someone just go for it and talk to them. It’s not like they’ll bite
you.
Please do not
procrastinate. It’s always good to do your work early and to turn in early as
well. Also you can go in and get extra help from your teachers if there’s time,
but if not, you can always stay after school. They’ll be glad to help you out.
For quizzes and tests you can do note cards. Trust me they help a lot.
Try not get into dramas, back stab someone, talk behind people
back or get into fights. It’s hard to make friends, but it’s easy to ruin a
friendship. Try not to be fake, just be the real you. Do your work. It may seem hard but trust me it’s for your
own benefit. Please don’t even try to be a trouble maker. Be on your teacher’s
good side. Try to make a friend in every of classes because then you’ll feel
lonely. Go to sleep on a reasonable time. Eat breakfast every morning so that
your stomach won’t be growling in your classes. Stay organized and try not to
let people borrow your pencils, highlighters, pens etc... Because trust me
sometimes they won’t give them back to you. But it’s also good to be nice once
in a while. Warning: Now if you have gum, be prepared to get mobbed. School of
the Arts may be hard but trust me it’s for your own benefit and it’ll get
better. Don’t be alarmed when you see a mohawk
guy with gauges wearing vans skating down the hall its just Tillotson. But be
panicked when there’s a short little lady who’s chasing you down the hallway
that’s Aspenleiter and she may tell you to go and change. And also if you give
her an attitude telling that “No the skirt is not short” or “I’m not ‘bout to
change” because trust me she’ll suspend you and make you go to Saturday school
which we all hate. Be extra careful with your electronics. Over the summer
every teacher was emailed asking them what was the most problem of students and
of course they cellphones. Most likely the teachers dislike us and they want us
to suffer. As always they’ll call the floor office which will call Aspenleiter.
It’s funny how now Aspenleiter will take your cellphone and she’ll have it for
the rest of the week making you serve Saturday school detention as also making
your parents coming to pick up your cellphone.
Overall, there is a lot to
know about the School of the Arts, and with this advice column, we make it a
little easier to handle.
This was an advice column for the school's newspaper in September. This article was written mostly for 7th graders or others who were new to the school.