THE NEWCOMER

" A bright beginning for a new chapter "

Since I was in 7th grade, I've heard a lot that high school life is the most enjoyable and happiest stage in every student's journey as a student. So, as a newcomer, I was so excited to enter my new chapter, which is to be a "high school student." I am excited and looking forward to the new experiences and possible changes and challenges that could happen. 

 

To be honest, there is a culture shock in the beginning when I am not fully adjusted to the new environment, people, and way of teaching. Everything takes time until I make friends and build a good relationship with my classmates as well as with my teachers. 

 

 

The first person I make friends with does not last; we get along and are happy when we're together, but I guess we are not really matched for each other to be each other's best friends. 

 

I also got to have a group of friends, or, let's say, "a circle of friends." They are fun to be with, and I experience a lot of new things because of them, which is both bad and good. But sadly, we end our friendships, but all of us are on good terms right now. 

 

 

I thought I was not able to find a friend that I could call "my best friend," but then there is a girl named "Tia." In an unexpected series of events in our lives, we both meet each other and talk about a very random thing. That's how we start, and that makes us feel like we're meant to be each other's shoulder to lean on. I was very happy to have her in my 7th grade year. To tell you the truth, we are still best friends. We have different personalities but the same sense of humor, and I guess that's the reason why we are both still best friends.

 

And how was my academic performance back then?

To tell you the truth, I was not as good back then as I am now, which is why I am so proud of myself. 

I am not ashamed of getting "not bad but not good grades" back then, because I do believe that is just part of the process that everyone undergoes. All we have to do is do our best in everything until we become what we want to be.

 

I am not a 7th grader. While I am writing this, I am no longer the newcomer on our campus. Looking at my fellow juniors, I see all of them as me. I see them trusting a process patiently, a process that will help them achieve what they want to achieve and what they want to be. 

Looking at them working hard and grow makes me smile and feel happy. 

 

 

"You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” –Zig Ziglar