A World To Explore

Dear Diary,

                Today was the first day of my freshman year, and it was scary. They all look so much bigger than me. I know they are only two or three years older, but they look like they are in college. It’s like I’m a little ant in a field full of ant eaters. If you’re not careful you could end up squashed on the ground. I walk along the wall in the hall just to stay out of the way from the running stampede between classes. Now lunch, that’s a different story, I stay away from the cafeteria until everyone is gone and sitting. If they see you inline they will kick you to the back and make you wait until everyone is through. I just stand at the end and stay at the end!

                On a brighter note, there are so many things to do in high school. You could join the Academics team, or book club, or be on student counsel.  If you are a coordinated person and like physical contact, you can try out for a sports team like football or basketball and maybe even cheerleading, I heard that gets a little rowdy. You have so much more freedom that you did in grade school. They even let you go outside during study hall! I’m just having a hard time figuring out what group I want to get involved with. Should I try out for a sports team? (Considering I have no coordination or a side of competitiveness), or should I go for something more tame, like a study group maybe, or join the book club? I’m sure I will find something, I mean after all this was only the first day out of 180 daysJ.

A Tragic Happening

Jake Jennings was killed in a car accident last Friday night after the homecoming dance.  He was 18 years old.  Jennings and four others were seen drinking previous to leaving the dance.  The three others, including the driver, came out with minor cuts and bruises. Jennings died instantly.

            Jake Jennings was a senior at West High and planning to attend Alabama State on a football scholarship.  He was All-State 1^st team three years in a row for football and his junior year for basketball.  He was a four -year letterer for football, basketball, and track. “His passion was sports,” says his mother Jill Jennings. “ It aloud him to be challenged and it was something for him to love.”

            Besides being the top of his class, Jennings also loved helping out in his community. He would volunteer at the local museum to give tours and help clean.  He mowed his neighbor’s lawns and walks many people’s dogs, for free. Jennings always just wanted to help out when he could. Jake will truly be missed and remembered by all of his family and friends.

Just a Tease

For some, high school is a breeze

For me, its just a tease 

I walk the halls all day

yet, no one says hay

You have to be popular to fit in

Play basketball, cheer, and maybe throw the javelin

You have to have perfect hair

And show skin without a care

You have to have the right friends

And know all the latest trends

For me though , I could care less about looks

Because I have to books

I know I'll be successful and I'll be rich

But it's a lot better than being a bitch

I will move on to bigger and better things

who knows, maybe I'll even meet a king

I will leave high school and all these things behind

because once I graduate, This will be the last thing on my mind