Ashley,

I'm actually pretty happy at our school.
Everyone's so chill, & we're all connected to each other. We're all friends. The kids there are great, and so laid-back. Clark's not all full of nerdy geeks like you'd think, either, hahaa. I like how it's not so much a popularity contest at my school.
The discipline at our school isn't uptight, and we actually get a lot of freedom. Sure, our school's in the ghetto, we've had three fires this year, & kids steal the mirrors in our bathroom. But those things don't bother me much when I think about all the good things I've come to like about Clark.

The schoolwork is tough at times. We constantly stress about homework and projects. But we can always turn to someone to help us. We're always able to get help from others, eespecially since our school is full of freakin prodigies (x
& in fact, we have really, really good biology teachers. They actually take the time to teach us & make sure we understand everything.

Our magnet program is good. We have the resources & reputation at our school to help us get into good colleges. and there's also a TON of extra-curriculars; HOSA, science olympiad, DECA, key club, NHS, StuCo, etc. not to mention sports !

The kids in the magnet program are hella SMART, and have talent. I know a bunch of freshman who are taking Algebra 2/Trig H already. Our chamber orchestra is so amazing. & you hear so many good musicians every day. Like daang, I'm not kidding when I say sherry kim & jason gee are lengendary.

& yeah, sometimes I feel really average at my school, since everyone around me is so smart and talented. I actually like that sometimes, though, because those people make me push myself. They encourage me to do the best that I can.

I'm so glad that I was wrong for once. I thought I'd hate high school, but now I'm starting to really like it. So far, it HAS been a good freshman year.